Moon's Blade and the Crystals of Chaos

Chapter 2:
Arrival

After hours of flying I arrived above a small village. According to the map I received from Wise, this would be Ponyville. I descended to an open place. Suddenly the village wasn't that small any more.

The first thing I had to do was figuring out where the crystals went. In order to do so, I had to find someone who would know about them, somepony who possessed a lot of knowledge.

I asked the very first person I saw if he'd know somepony like that, and as a response he said "Well, that's obviously the librarian."

"Who's the librarian?" I asked.

The other pony looked somewhat surprised. He probably didn't see me descending from the sky. "Well... That's Twilight Sparkle, a lavender unicorn," he continued, "She lives in that library over there." He pointed at a house shaped like a tree.

I went to the library and knocked on the door, but there was no response. I concluded that she wasn't home, so I decided to explore the village a little bit in the meanwhile, and try again later.

I quickly arrived at the market place of the village, where all kinds of things were being sold. Jewels, apples, oranges, bananas and even furniture. I had only a few bits, just enough to buy some apples, so I did. After a while I decided to return to the library, to see if Twilight was home.

It was evening when I arrived. Just before I wanted to knock on the library's door, it opened. In front of me was a pale white unicorn with red and orange manes. She kept staring at me angrily, then pushed me aside.

"Hey, what's your problem?" I asked slightly angered.

"My problems are none of your concern." she responded.

"Then explain yourself. Who are you any ways?"

"My name is Morgana."

After she said that, she walked away. The door was still open, so I walked inside.

"Hello? Anypony in here?" I shouted.

"Just a moment!" A voice responded.

After a few seconds a lavender-coloured unicorn came down. "How can I help you?" she asked.

"I'm looking for Twilight Sparkle, the librarian."

"Oh, that's me. I'm Twilight Sparkle," she responded, "What can I help you with?"

"I need some help searching for something, and ponies around here said you could help me with it."

I explained the whole situation to her, about the nightmares I've had and what Wise told me.

"Well, that's funny," Twilight said, "Another pony just came in and borrowed a book about those crystals. I'm afraid I won't be getting it back soon, but I can still remember a bit of it."

I asked her to help me in any way she could.

"I remember that one of the crystals is hidden in a tomb somewhere in the Everfree Forest," she said, "But the tomb is a very dangerous place with many traps. Finding it will be difficult too, but some of my friends might help me."

I were relieved that she could help me.

"I'll have them come over tomorrow." she said. "Hey, do you actually have somewhere to stay?" she asked.

I totally forgot about it! I didn't even have a place to stay!

"Uhm, no, I don't think I do," I responded.

"I guess I still have a spare bed somewhere. Just let me get it."

I followed her upstairs, where she pointed at a bed, which looked like it hasn't been used in a while. Nonetheless I were grateful for her offer and I accepted it as it was. After all, it was better than sleeping on the street. I went to bed early that day.

The next day she introduced me to her friends. A white unicorn named Rarity, a pink earthpony named Pinkie Pie, an orange pony named Applejack, a light blue pegasus named Rainbow Dash and a yellow pegasus named Fluttershy. After a small introduction we went straight to the point. We all decided to look around the Everfree Forest for the tomb mentioned by Twilight.

"So, where do you come from?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"White Peak," I responded, "A mountain to the far North-West."

"Never heard of it, what's the place like?" she asked.

"Uhm..." I wasn't sure what to tell her. "It's snowy there, the snow doesn't melt either."

"I get that..."

"And, uhm, there are dragons..."

"Dragons? A lot of them?" She seemed kinda enthusiastic.

"Plenty of them," I responded, "In the canyon below the mountain are plenty of dragon lairs. There are all kinds of dragons there."

"Boy, I'd love to see that." She said.

"Anyways, let's focus on the task at hand." I quickly said.

After that, she went the other way. She did seem kinda disappointed that she couldn't talk any further with me.

After a while we found the tomb's entrance. It was kinda spooky, and some other ponies, unaware of what traps might be in there, had already gone in.

"How did they find this?" Twilight wondered, surprised by the fact others found it before us.

"I'd rather worry about the fact they are probably unaware of the dangers that may lie in here." Rarity said, slightly concerned, "I'd hate to get my manes all dirty, but I guess it has to be done."

"Oh, I can't wait to see what's inside!" Pinkie said, followed up by Applejack.

"Calm down now, Pinkie, if yer going to be careless inside there, who knows what might happen."

We kept looking at the entrance for a few seconds.

"Well, let's be careful, everypony. Who know what might be inside." Twilight said.

"Hey, where's Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash mentioned, "She was here just a moment ago."

"She probably fled," Rarity stated, "Might be better. Who knows what would happen if she seems something rather unpleasant."

After that we walked into the dark, damp tomb.