The Adventures of Frost Winter
Chapter 8 - First Step, Inner Power (Unedited)
Previous ChapterNext ChapterFrost is awoken by his own personal inner alarm clock. Still in and out of it, Frost looks to the clock next to his new bed. Its 8:42am "Arrggghhh, its to early to be awake............ Maybe five more minutes." Frost slips back to sleep, when he wakes up again and now its 10:30am. Oh for the love off....... Why are beds so comfy when you need to get up Frost thinks to himself, slowly pushing himself out of bed, he walks to the bathroom. Stepping into the shower / bath, Frost turns on the shower. immediately regretting it (insert girly scream here) And he jumps out of the shower, landing on his back, with a loud thump. "OW! WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE COLD! WHEN YOU FIRST TURN IT ON?" Frost practically shouts. Thankfully, Celestia and the rest didn't hear him. Stepping back into the shower, while rubbing his back. He gingerly puts out a hoof, to test the water temperature. Thankfully his hoof doesn't turn to ice or melt.
Walking in properly, Frost is now fully under the shover head. This is nice sensation. Showers weren't this nice when I was a human. Maybe pony bodies are more sensitive? Frost thinks to himself. Grabbing the shampoo on the wall shelf, and reading the information on the back. "L'oreal, because your worth it. If you shampoo in your eyes, rinse the eye with warm clear water.... blah blah blah.... Ah here it is. Fragrance is lime and coconut. " Frost reads it out loud. Now how am I going to do this, without hands, and without that ....... Frost thoughts are cut short when he see's a brush on the floor next to the door "Oh". Frost quickly gets out of the warm shower and retrieve the brush. It's a long wooden brush, with a funnel on the end. Basically the manual way for horse or rather ponies to wash them shelfs, if they haven't got a horn or wings or isn't capable of using them two things. After applying the shampoo / body wash, which takes more effect than he would admit, Frost walks under the shover head. The shampoo, bubbles and etc, literally wash away. Leaving a very clean Alicorn, Stepping out of the shower, Frost dries himself, with the pair of towels on the towel rack, stuck on the wall.
Once done, Frost walks over to the sink and grabbing his tooth brush and paste out of his back, he starts brushing away. He then goes doing the rest of the morning rituals like; Using the facilities, brushing his mane, tail and coat, applying deodorant, checking his body for lumps and as such. Once all that is done that is needed to be done. Frost looks over to the clock, "11:57am?! Oh buck. twilight is going to kill me for being in bed for so long!" Frost in a rush of panic. Runs and opens the door, and almost tripping down the steps, quickly heads to the hallway connecting each room. Frost is about to enter the kitchen, when he notices a presence behind him. "Well, well, well. Look who we have here. If it isn't Mr I can sleep in bed till lunch" Turning around Frost see's a slightly pissed Twilight.
"Sorry Twilight, I kinda lost track of time." Frost smiles sheepishly
"Losing the track of time, is about 30 minutes, Not a few hours!" Frost looks down to the floor, with a sad look on his face. "Well,not like we can do anything about it now. The princesses had to leave and go do their Royal duties. Shinning Amour and Cadence are in the kitchen, trying to keep your breakfast from turning cold." At this Frost lets its wants to be known with a loud roar that says FEED ME NOW!!!! "Hehe....." Frost laughs in embarrassment. Twilight sighs "Well, we better go get something in you, before we start trying to use magic". Twilight didn't have to say that twice, She turned around to see a faint white dust cloud, where Frost used to be. She then hears a "Gah" that sounded like Cadence and soon after an "Ow!" From Shinning Armour. Coming from the kitchen, with an immediate "Sorry", that sounded like Frost.
Twilight walks into the kitchen area, which is a standard modern kitchen. The wall is white, the cupboards are black, and the counter is marble white. She finds Shinning armour covered in water, and Cadence keep saying sorry. Twilight ignores this and heads to find Frost. Frost is sitting at the dinning table, which is a large long white marble table, with the top being beautifully polished. Frost is currently eating Spaghetti, which is one of his favourites, if I've not said. "So any idea why Shinning is covered in water, and Cadence is drying him off?" twilight asks nonchalantly.
After swallowing a mouth full, Frost begins to answer "Well..... I kind of scared the day light out of Cadence when she was hold a Vase of flowers. And she.... Kind of jump and accidentally leg go of the Vase which landed on his head." Frost goes back to eating while Twilight eye twitches.
"So are you ready for magic training Frost?" Cadence asks, walking in from the kitchen, with Shining right behind her, looking out for Vases that could come out of no where. Frost finishes his last mouth full of spaghetti "Burp! I'm ready as I'll ever be I guess". With that Twilight and Frost head towards the Magic Arena. Walking through the door, Frost looks around. The floor is some hard dark navy blue material with lighter and darker patches here and there. The walls are a lighter blue, with the same pattern, making them look like is made out of diamonds or glass or something to that effect, but just darker in blue. The ceiling is same as the floor in colour, but made from something else. There are no candles or lights anywhere, so where is the light coming from, Frost thinks to himself. "Er... Twilight where is the light coming from?"
Twilight stops in her track, and has a smile on her face.Why is she smiling........ Wait........ Its not what i'm thinking is it? Please say it isnt Frost doesn't have to wait long, as Lecture Twilight is here, to spread her wisdom and boredom.
"Before I can tell you that I have to explain the materials of the floor, walls and ceiling, then I can tell you how they work with each other. The floor is made from one of a kind material, it cannot be found in any mine. Because it is made from 3 stones or rocks, the first is Pure Diamond, to add its beauty to it and strength. Next is Crystal, to act as the glue if you would. It has the social ability to change to its surrounding, So it you were to put it next to diamonds, eventually it would become a diamond. And the last is a rare material, Its called Moonstone. It can only be found when a curtain meteorites come down from space. Luna was able to schedule this 1,200 years ago, with lots of small meteorites fall from the sky, which they made a show out off. This special meteor shower only happens every 2000 years or so. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
The shower is visible from about April 21st to about May 20th every 2000 years with peak activity on or around May 6. Unlike most major meteor showers, there is no sharp peak for this shower, but rather a plateau of good rates that last approximately one week centered on May 7. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley’s Comet thousands if not millions of years ago. The current orbit of Halley’s Comet does not pass close enough to the Equis to be a source of meteoric activity.
Although this shower is not as spectacular as the Leonids, it is not an ordinary event. The Eta Aquarids get their name because their radiant appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius, near one of the constellation's brightest stars, Eta Aquarii. The shower peaks at about a rate of around a meteor per minute, although such rates are rarely seen from northern latitudes due to the low altitude of the radiant.
The Eta Aquarids are best viewed in the pre-dawn hours away from the glow of city lights. For northern observers, the radiant of the shower is only above the horizon for the few hours before dawn, and early-rising observers are often rewarded with rates that climb as the radiant rises before sunrise. The shower is best viewed from the equator to 30 degrees south latitude.
The last, the shower was favorably viewable because of a new moon on May 8. In 11 A.D. A.D. is an abbreviation for “anno Domini,” which is Neightin for “in the year of Celestial, the maximum of the shower was again favoured by a May 3 new moon, which meant that the period around maximum was visible in moon-free pre-dawn skies. In 12 A.D they were seen on May 6, 12 A.D along with a supermoon around dusk. On May 6, 13 A.D there was a 10% waning crescent moon in the pre-dawn sky.
Anyway, this material is not that as strong as others or as beautiful, but when mixed with another material, it adds durability. That work because their particles are unique, unlike materials here, that can't be changed structurally, this material's particles can be. For example, particles are normally round, but this stone's particles are round yes, but they have small spikes in them. When you add another material, they particles changes into a hybrid of a circle and triangle. So this helps when a force is pushing down on the stone, where circle particles don't have anything to hold onto as it where only to have friction. This new stone has edges, and the particles come together, and also with friction. The stronger the pressure the stronger it gets. But like everything it has it's limits, but it is easy repaired. So its perfect from training area's and as such, but its expensive, so only this is the only arena you will find with this material in Equestria.
The walls are made from a specially made enchanted crystal. The enchantment always it to absorb even some of the most powerful magic techniques, and not even leaving a scratch. So if you are next to this crystal and some magic is making dents and cracks, either run or prepare yourself. The crystal also has another enchantment, it reflect and increases any light that shines on its surface. This crystal is only found in the Crystal Empire, and because the Crystal empire disappeared for a thousand years if not more, that also makes it unlikely to find this material in arenas, that weren't build before that. And it was name after the pony who found it Pellucid Crystal.
Next is the ceiling, its made form the same martial as the floor, but has its own enchantment. Using magic spell, it can change in look. For example to a night sky, this is used to calm somepony down if injured or just angry. And it also reflect light as the crystal wall, just not as good. Now as for the light source, is over there in that small container."
Frost was almost asleep with this Lecture, but thankfully it has seemed to have ended. Walking over to the container, Frost looks in and see's the smallest light ever, its about the size of a 5p coin. "You mean this small light here, is effectively lighting this entire room easily?" Twilight nods. At this point Frost mouth is agape That enchantment or what ever Twilight said must be powerful
"Frost lets get started, the sooner the better. Now get comfortable." Frost walks over to Twilight who is sitting on her haunches on a cushion, Frost joins her, by sitting on the cushion in front of her. "Now before we can get to being able to cast spell and as such. You need to find your inner power. You will not be able to activate your magical reserves if you don't. You will be able to do the most simple of spells but it will take a lot out of you. And most of the time you won't be in control. So to avoid this, you need to find you inner power like I said. You need to shut your eyes and concentrate, you can find your inner power at your centre, all you try to do is find it and bring it out." With that Frost does as he is told.
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There is wearing dripping from Frost's face, Twilight is not fairing much better, but is just bored out of her mind. Twilight eyes begin to shut, and she is drifting off to sleep.
BANG
This scares the beep out of Twilight "GAH!!!!" She is throw back, by her own momentum onto her back. Moaning in little bit of pain, she gets back up, to see an angry Frost. "WHY CAN"T I DO THIS?! STUPID MAGIC!" Frost yells out in frustration. Twilight is a little be peeved at Frost for scaring the living days out of her, just because he is angry he can't do it. But she is not going to take it out on him. Sighing she walks up to Frost and puts a hoof on his shoulder.
"Relax Frost, you won't be able to do this, if you're not relaxed..... Maybe you just need some more help, here maybe this book will help" Twilight levitates the book over to him from her saddle bag near the door.
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Twilight is about to fall asleep again, when a bright light is flowing into her eyes, stopping her from doing so. Twilight looks up to she a sliver aura around Frost's horn.Finally!!!! She thinks. There are a series of sparks and little magical beams that shout out. "Well done Frost, you have activated your magic!" She says happily, she then proceeds to start jumping around him constantly keep saying "Yes". Frost has to admit that is pretty damn cute right there. suddenly she realise what she is doing and stops almost mid air, turning to Frost, smiling sheepishly "hehe.... Lets not mention this ever again".
Frost has an evil grin on his face "Ohhh... I don't know..... Whats it in for me?" Twilight is not happy by this, and it shows other face. "Bwhahahaha! That was to easy! Don't worry your little secret is save with me" Forst says while laughing his butt off. Twilight sighs in defeat.
"Anyway..... Here, it's about time we eat" Twilight says levitating a dandelion sandwich over to Frost. It doesn't take long for Twilight to have hers, but Frost is looking at his "It won't bite you, you know".
Frost looks up to Twilight "I know, but it's just I've not had any pony food before. Or at least what ponies eat what humans couldn't" He gingerly takes a bit, and is surprised. It somehow taste's like cold chicken Maybe that guy in the matrix is somewhat right about. Machine's don't know how every taste like, so everything taste's like chicken. But here it would be some kind of pony version Frost thinks to himself, but dismisses the idea, like this would be a matrix of some kind.
Once finished with the meal, Frost licks his lips. "You know what, that wasn't half bad." Frost claims. Twilight only smiles in response, "Okay.. Break over, back to work! I have some books to help you....." Frost sighs books, I should have known
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Cadence is coming out of the bathroom with a towel around her head. In the way women and some men somehow do, rapping their hair. She is heading to her bedroom, when the door to the Magical Arena opens. And in walks Twilight levitating an uncurious Frost. "Twilight! ...... What happened?" Cadence asks in concern
"Nothing to worry, he's just exhausted, he be right as rain in the morning" Twilight says, walking to take Frost to his bed Chambers. Cadence doesn't know what to say, so she just's carries on. Heading up the stairs to her bedroom and opening the door. It's the same as Frost's room, they all are actually, just a few things here and there that are personal. Taking off her slippers, she puts them in their place for tomorrow. Looking in the corner of her eye, she looks down and she see's rose petals on the floor leading towards the bed. She see's a sleeping Shinning armour with his mouth open snoring and a rose next to his mouth. Giggling she quietly says out loud "Oh Shinning.... Maybe I did take to long". She shuts the door and goes and joins Shinning in the bed. Its doesn't take long for the Princess Of Love to fall asleep next to her snoring husband.
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