The Colossal Conundrum

by Inspectorinfernape

First published April 4th, 2014 20:50

Everything seemed normal in Ponyville when Celestia called Twilight and her friends to the castle for a very important mission. Some ponies were up to something. They didn't know what, but they knew it was bad. They set out to a remote area and try to find out what's happening.
I did not make this cover art.
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Chapters

At the Castle
Prologue
A Normal Day?
Infiltrating the Base

At the Castle
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At the Castle

Twilight, now with her friends, dropped Spike off at the library, took a train to Canterlot and ran for the castle. There, everypony was fighting, it was common to see a physical fight in Canterlot, but here, like Ponyville, there was a swarm of fights going on. They tried to avoid all of the fights and they carried on to the castle. Eventually, they made it to the castle, a few of them had a few bruises on their faces. When they entered, a few of the Royal Guards were fighting too, although it was just verbal. Once they approached the throne room, Celestia spoke in her royal manner.
"I take it that you noticed that there are fights breaking out all over Equestria," Celestia said, noticing the bruises on a few of the ponies' faces.

"I never seen anything like this" Twilight said. "What is going on? Why is everybody so riled up?"
"Twilight," Celestia begins, "Have you ever heard about the Orb of Tranquility?"
"Yes I have," Twilight replied, "I believe the Orb of Tranquility is an orb hidden in the center of Equestria that keeps everybody happy and peaceful."

"Yes, well yesterday night, it was stolen."
"Well who in the right mind would wanna ball that maintains peace?" Applejack asked.
Celestia replies, "I have no clue. What I do know is who the thieves are and where they are conducting their plans."
"So why are we here?" Rarity asked.
"And why are we immune?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
"I need you six to infiltrate their base, find out their scheme, bring justice to them, and retrieve the orb." Celestia explains. "As for why you are immune, you six have the strongest friendship in Equestria, so you don't need an orb to maintain happiness."
"You can count on us Celestia," Twilight says.
" We'll bring those meanies to justice and save Equestria!" Pinkie exclaims.
And with that, they set off on a journey they will not forget.

Prologue
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Prologue

"I DID IT! I FINALLY FOUND IT! THE ANSWER WAS RIGHT HERE ALL ALONG!"
"As soon as we get this working, HE will come back!"
"At last, the key to our success is right here."
"LET ME TAKE A LOOK! I WANT TO SEE!"
"Shut up, it's right there in plain sight!"
"Does the princess know we're doing this?"
"No, and we'll keep it that way. If she finds out that we're doing this, it's all over. Now if one of you may, get the witness over here."

"You guys aren't going to get away with this! Once Princess Celestia knows what you're doing she will-"
"She isn't going to knowanything because you won't say anything to her. Hand me the soul! This will shut you up."
"Wait, WAAAAIIIIT! NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Author's Note

This is just a little beginning to a fun fanfic I'm making.I hope you enjoy and I leave you with anticipation.

A Normal Day?
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A Normal Day?

It was a beautiful day in Equestria. Twilight was running some errands with Spike in Ponyville. The streets are bustling, the stores are filled to the brim, everything seemed perfect.
That is, until two ponies got into a hoof fight. Twilight looked in awe, there were almost never any fights in Ponyville, and when there were, it was just verbal. These guys, however, were throwing punches and bucks at each other and It seemed like this was a serious fight.
"Twilight, why are they fighting?" Spike asked.
"I have no clue," Twilight responded. "But whatever the reason is, it must be really serious if it goes down to brute force, especially here in Ponyville."
These kinds of fights were normal, and even a trend in the bigger cities like Manehattan, Fillydelphia, and even Canterlot. The last physical fight in Ponyville was when the Cutie Mark Crusaders fought over a bit they made during one of their shenanigans, but even then, they reconciled after three minutes and bought something they would appreciate together. This fight seemed to have gone on for about ten minutes and neither of them are showing a sign of weakness yet.
Twilight and Spike were about to leave when they saw that dozens of other fights broke out. Almost every pony on the streets were fighting, even Lyra and Bonbon, two great friends, were fighting. It seems as though even if you close your eyes, you could still see a pony punching another pony.
Twilight thought she saw something rare before, but this was like the gold edition of Nintendo World Championships. She never saw an outbreak of violence to this elevation in her life. It was then when Spike regurgitated a letter from Princess Celestia.
My most faithful student,
come to my castle immediately and bring your friends too. There is a major problem with the world and we need you six to fix it.
Yours truly,
Princess Celestia.

Infiltrating the Base
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Infiltrating the Base

After a long tread, the gang finally made it to the evildoers' secret base. They found themselves in a room with 6 doors, one of which was bigger than the others and has an electrical barrier on it. Once they entered, a loud voice boomed through the area.
"HOW DID ALL OF YOU FIND YOUR WAY HERE!!?? HUMPH, NO MATTER, WE'RE HALFWAY DONE WITH OUR PLAN ANYWAYS."
"WHERE ARE YOU!?" Twilight yelled.
"I ASSUME YOU HAVE SEEN THE GIANT DOOR WITH THE ELECTRICAL BARRIER."
"BEHIND THAT DOOR!?" Rainbow shouted, "STOP BEING A COWARD AND GET OUT HERE!"
"OH, YOU'LL SEE ME SOON, BUT FIRST YOU'LL HAVE TO DEFEAT ALL OF MY HENCHMEN. EACH OF THEM IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIVE OTHER DOORS. IF YOU BEAT ALL OF THEM, THE BARRIER WILL FALL AND THE PATH TO ME WILL BE REVEALED." And with that, the loud voice had vanished.
Twilight turned to her five other friends.
"Girls," she started, "This might seem like a difficult task, and a little tedious. But if we want to get the orb back, we're going to have to defeat those goons." Everypony nodded. "You five go into the doors individually and defeat those guys. I'm going to stay here and find a way to see If I can get past this barrier.
"Alright!" Her friends exclaimed. And with that, our heroes disbanded in hopes of retrieving the Orb of Tranquility and restore peace to Equestria.

Author's Note

UGH! Finally done with all of the prologue and I can now get to the main story.