A Vampire's friendship

"Unconscious, something rather impossible to grasp, it is what we dream, but what we do, never real, yet always true, unexplored by any reality bound race, yet grasped as truth by them and used as faith." Not something Moka was used to hearing in a dream, or dreaming about anything so in depth at all, she awoke with a violent cough, slowly attempting to rise, only to fall back down due to the weakness of her limbs, she was not sure why, but she couldn't understand how she became so weak. Positioning herself up a bit she turned her head to catch a small glimpse of her surroundings, which looked like a laboratory mixed with a library, she managed to catch sight of a window, she saw that it held no glass or any form of shielding, but she could clearly see a massive storm rushing by, the snow didn't seem to even touch the window, letting herself fall back down she just noticed that she was laying on a bed.

"So you have finally awoken?" A voice called, making her suffer a mini heart attack, then turn left to see person(Pony) who spoke.

"What?" That was all she could get out, she was staring a gray unicorn with a white beard, had bright golden eyes, and wore a hat and cape with many stars and moons on it.

"Ah yes, I assume a bipedal creature such as you has not encountered something such as me," He spoke as he stood there with a smile.

"Yeah," Moka was still processing this, she knew this was real, but it looked like a dream.

"From my knowledge, you are still experiencing the weakening effects of the rift jump," He walked over to what looked like a bird feeder, but it glowed bright gold upon his approach.

"The what?" Moka was surprised how well she was taking this all, but she still felt like she could trust him.

"Rift jump, moving from one reality to another, by phasing no less," He sounded surprised saying the last part.

"Um, who are you?" Moka asked, she had managed to get in a sitting position, "Cause my name is Moka."

"Starswirl, the bearded," He added as he looked down at the dangling beard.

"Oh, okay, um where am I?" Moka looked around again.

"My tower, after all, magic can be dangerous," Starswirl said, he smiled and looked into the bird bath again.

"Oh magic," Moka was no stranger to the danger of the magical arts, she and the group had fought off many magical things, THE GROUP!! "Were there any others like me here?"

"Why no, why do you ask child?" Starswirl asked as he stroked his beard, still watching the bird bath.

"My friends, they...." She couldn't finish it, she knew she would most likely not seem them again, but she still hoped.

"Worry not, if another appears i will be able to track it," Starswirl then gasped, he had made a breakthrough.

"What?" Moka asked, he seemed excited.

"This just may be possible!" He grinned as he grabbed things from around the room, he began to pour different amounts from each in and stirred.

"What, um, is it?" Moka asked, she was slowly getting stronger, but not enough to move.

"A project of mine," He said, taking a moment to measure the bird bath content, "I look to create the ultimate tool of harmony!"

"Tool of harmony?" Moka sat up a little.

"Yes, the very elements of each harmonious attribute, they could be used to right the wrong and save the lost!" Starswirl did a little prance in place while saying all this.

"Sounds like the perfect tool," She was still sitting up, watching this older stallion get excited like Kurumu running to Tsukune, oh how she wanted to be with her friends.

"Indeed, it would bring an end to this accursed winter," Starswirl spared a glance at the window.

"What's wrong with winter?" Moka liked winter, especially snowball fights.

"Tis the middle of summer," He gave her a deadpanned look.

"Oh, so magical winter?" She hadn't known it was summer here.

"Unfortunately so, and we cannot stop it while the Windigo's patrol and watch us," He took a gem from his cape and dropped it in the bb.

"Magical spirit horses of hate and destruction?" She asked, this was not the first time she had encountered a similar creature.

"Precisely, how is it you know?" He looked at her with a curious look, he then looked back at the bb as it made a zapping sound.

"I have met many odd creatures over the time I have lived," She was not very old at all, but she still found that it felt like forever with the amount of things she has encountered.

"Hmm, done!" Starswirl magically lifted six bright gems, all of which seemed to give off a warmth.

"Are those the tools?" She asked him, he nodded.

"Only the gems, the Elements of harmony, they lack the actual substance that make it whole," He said, making sure he packed them away safely.

"So how do you make them whole?" She asked, as she never really could grasp the concept her hex and enchantment class taught.

"We must gather those from around this broken land, those who posses the different elements of harmony," He gestured to the window.

"Sounds like a good name for them," Moka was beginning to feel her legs again.

"What, the elements of harmony?" Starswirl tapped his chin as he thought about it, "That actually is a fitting name."

"Do you live alone?" Moka wondered if there were more like Starswirl.

"Live alone? No, not this old soul," He gave a small laugh as he thought of something, "Not anymore."

"A wife?" She asked.

"Yes, she is the Queen," He hung his head for a minute, then continued, "And I have two lovely little daughters."

"Huh," Moka was a little surprised, she had assumed little meant young, and looking at him.....

"Yes, I'm old," Starswirl laughed as he finished her thought, "They aren't related biologically."

"I didn't mean to-" she was interrupted as the door burst open.

"Daddy!" A small voice called, making both turn to see who it was.

"Ah! What troubles you my little Luna?" The bearded pony walked over to a little blue filly, with a horn and wings.

"Celly won't share the cake!" she had adorable little tears falling down her cheeks, " And she told me she would never give me any!"

"Go and tell her I want to talk to her," He was laying down, he gave her a hug before she left.

"Cute little girl," Moka just smiled, Starswirl really was a kind soul.

"They make me feel even older than I am," He rubbed his forehead, "But I would never give them up for anything."

"WHAT!??! YOU WENT AND TOLD DAD A LIE!!?! WHY YOU SMALL STUPID SI-"

"CEELEESSTIAA!! YOU MARCH RIGHT OVER HERE!! NOW!!!" Starswirl boomed, making Moka cover her ears, "My apologies miss Moka, it is the only way to get her here."

"It's alright, just a bit loud," Moka was attempting to get the ringing out of her ears.

"It is a rather loud family," Starswirl gave her a smile.

Another little pony walked in, this one was white with a pink mane, she then looked down at the floor before talking, "Yes dad?"

"What was that," He tapped his hoof.

"Well, I had the cake, an she, well, she-" She was cut off as he held up a hoof.

"Not that, why did you yell at her like that?" He gave the disapproving look only a parent could give.

"But she-" Little Celestia was cut off again.

"No, you will go down there and apologize, and I don't want to hear anymore of this behavior," He sent her away to apologize, as soon as his daughter left he turned to Moka, "I worry, if she keeps doing this, she may drive her sister to do something she may regret."

"I know what you mean, me and my siblings were not very close,"  Moka wasn't really feeling like talking about it, and she wouldn't.

"With luck they will come closer than they are now," Starswirl sighed and turned to her, "How are you feeling?"

"Much better," Moka smiled at him, then a thought occurred to her, "How will I get back home, if I can?"

"I'm afraid Magic cannot achieve such a thing," He saw her droop a bit.

"Oh," she never before felt so sad.

"But, I can offer you a place to call home, you would be well respected here," He held out a hoof, Moka shakily got up, and returned the shake.

"Thank you," Moka worried that even though she would stay here, the Fillies would not accept her.

"Now, I believe we have an assembly to plan, to complete these elements," Starswirl and moka both nodded and left the room to plan it.

Niether realized that this would be the start of a strange chain of events, and they did not end well.