Equestrian Adventurers

Swift lies in a hospital bed surrounded by his friends. Swift has a concussion and has yet to wake up for a whole day. The doctor informed the others that only time will allow Swift to wake up, but Swift was lucky he used that last second to slow his fall as much as he did as from the sound of it he would be dead right now. Next to Swift lays his saddle bag with his daggers glowing next to him.

Zinc picked up the daggers for probably the 100th time since he picked them off the ground seeing them glowing once Swift hit the ground, “I know these are the reason for the lightning, but I want to know why. Was it to charge them up? And if they are charged what will they do?”

Shield put a hoof on the daggers and put them down back on the table. “Zinc if you have yet to figure it out then the odds of you finding something now is slim. All we have to do is hope and pray to Celestia and Luna that they will help him.”

*Back to the dream world!*

OWwwwwww my head is killing me! Where am I? Wait…I am back to that place where I met Luna! Except its different. The place has both dark and light patches of fog.

After getting his bearings Swift stood up and asked allowed. “Luna! Are you here? I could use some help getting back to my body.”

“Yes dear Alex, I also brought someone with me for you to meet.”

Luna and another pony that also had a horn and wings appeared from the fog. The other pony was at least another foot taller and has white fur.

“Hello dear Alex, I am so glad to finally meet you! How do you feel?”

“Like I hit a brick wall while licking a car battery. What happened?”

“Your fight with Sky invoked the magic in your daggers. Since the energy in the two sky gems was low they had to call upon the weather to refill them. Unfortunately you were holding them at that time and suffered, but do not fear. You are alive just unconscious and that should not happen for at least another 50 years depending on how often you use them.”

“Wait use them? As in they really have magic in them and I can use magic?”

“Not any magic, Alex. That magic is long lost. I imagine that it is lost for a reason. Luna and I will tell you where to find a book that will contain the lost arts of this magic and can show you how to use it. For now try to not use them when fighting friends as you might accidently use them and hut somepony.”

“Interesting. So is that it? I go to some library check out a book than I get to shoot lightning out of my eyes?”

“Not quite that easy. The book was put in a vault in a mine near the town you are in now, but beware the mine is owned by Diamond dogs and they do not like outsiders. So side with caution.”

“Diamond Dogs? Please tell me they are not dogs made out of diamond….”

“No not at all. They are just Dog people that are greedy and mine for gems of all kinds.”

“Ok thanks Princesses Celestia! Anything else before I wake up?”

“Do you remember what Luna told you?”

“Yes I have a choice stay here or go home?”

“Yes and I have to tell you this. Once you make that choice you can never come back here or leave. Now when Luna said soon she meant soon by immortal standards. I would say you have a few months to make a choice.”

“Oh thanks! I was worried for a bit.”

Luna stepped up to Swift/Alex, “Maybe after all this funky adventure stuff you could stop by at Canterlot and come see us!”

“I would love to Luna, but I believe my friends are worried and need me to awake before they think I died.”

“Alex does not tell them that we visited you. Just the information. They do not need to know of us nor anypony else.”

“Yes, and thank you both! Hopefully next time I see you it won’t be in this place.”

In the room where Swift lied was just Split Root sitting watching over Swift. He noticed Swift moving and saw him sat up.

“Oh hey Root, where is everyone else? I have something to say to you all.”

Root just stood up and stuck his head outside the room for a moment then everyone else was in the room. All of them had faces of happiness that their fried awoke.

Rez ran up to hug Swift. “Swift thank Celestia you are alive! I was worried I lost somepony to practice all my pranks on!”

“Now Rez Let Swift be he has had a hard time after fighting me in the sky then getting double bolted.”

Sky stood near the door with a bandage around where Swift had gotten his lucky strike.

“Wow Sky did I really hit you that badly?”

“You sure did kid, now I heard you have something to say.”

“Yes, Shield do you know of any mines near this town?”

“Yes there is one about 5 miles west. Why?”

“I can’t say how I know, but there is something I need that was left for me there.”

“Swift there are Diamond Dogs there we can’t just walk up and look for whatever you’re looking for!”

“I know, but we have to. It involves the daggers. Which by the way where are they?”

Zinc used his magic to move them over to Swift, both still glowing.

“Ah yes thanks Zinc, and before you say anything the daggers are just fully charged now.”

“I KNEW IT!”

Shield gathers their attention, “So looks like Swift gets his first Dungeon run! Let us all go and get ready while Swift rests up.”

The next morning all six colts had their equipment ready for a battle. Swift read in his handbook how dungeon runs work. Adventures go into areas where enemies are about. They go in and clear the place room by room. It is a lot like D&D back on earth but without the turn based system.”

Dark Shield carried his Shield that matched his Cutie mark minus the wings. Swift latter learned that it can deflect most weapons and some magic. Split root has his large Axe ready to spill blood. Zinc and Reznox both use magic so all they had was that, but Zinc cast a few pre spells that will protect everybody from poisons. Sky had two daggers and a small sword. Swift carried his two daggers.

The group traveled west to the mines where Swift hoped to get what he needed to help survive in this world.