The New Equestrian Mystery: A Christmas Tale

The six lively ponies arrived at their stop. They stepped off the train and looked around. "Wow, look at this scenery!" Exclaimed Taffy Gum. She inhaled the fresh air and picked up her bag with her mouth. "So, we're staying here for three nights, right?" Asked Circular Flames.

"Correct, and we need to remember to stay focused while hunting for that gem." Said Crafted Dusk.

"EEEEEE! Crystal everything! Don't you know how absolutley BEAUTIFUL my mane would look in crystal form?" Fangirled Diamond Jewel.

"Focus, Diamond." Said Crafted Dusk "We need to get to our hotel. The Gemerald Cortez is what they call it."

"OOOH! I BET THEY HAVE TONS OF CRYSTAL FOOD! AND CRYSTAL CANDY!" Said Jelly Jam, joyfully. Crafted Dusk rolled her eyes. They ponies chatted and walked until they reached the hotel. They went inside and Crafted Dusk paid for rooms. She paid for two, since every room could only fit three ponies. The first room had Jelly Jam, Blue Star, and Crafted Dusk. The other room had Circular Flames, Diamond Jewel, and Taffy Gum.

It was night, and in room 512, Blue Star, Jelly Jam, and Crafted Dusk were having fun. They were gossiping, talking about books, and having pillow fights, just like normal mares. Suddenly, a rumble came from outside. The Crystal Heart was getting unstable, and it looked like it was about to fall out of it's socket. But it wasn't the heart that was causing the rumble. A giant storm rushed over the Crystal Empire. Ponies on the streets ran inside to savor their baskets of food and animals ran into the shelter of the trees. A daisy from somepony's garden hit the window. The ponies got worried, for they had never seen a storm like this in all of their lives living in Equestria. "We'd better get to bed." Said Crafted Dusk, rubbing her eyes and accepting the fact that she is tired. "It'll clear up tomorrow." The other ponies nodded and got in bed.

The next morning, it was a sunny day. A few trees had been knocked down and the train station wouldn't be active until tonight. Circular Flames yawned and got out of bed. Everypony else was still asleep, so she thought she'd better prepare to go hiking. Still, the other ponies would take a lot longer if she did this, so she woke everypony else up. They all got prepared and stood in front of the hotel door.

"So, we need to set off into Mauler Cave, where the Emeraldic Diamond should be found." Said Crafted Dusk, checking her map. "But there should be a lot of unknown creatures in there, too, so I brought my spell book. Did everypony else bring a weapon?" The ponies looked around. Crafted Dusk rolled her eyes "Well, it's too late now. Let's head to the mountains"

The ponies were hiking in the Frozen North. "It's so cold up here! Why couldn't the gem have been at a cave by the beach?" Complained Diamond Jewel.

"We're cold too, but we need to find this crystal!" Said Blue Star.

"Well, I NEED to go home!" Exclaimed Diamond Jewel. The ponies sighed and stopped in front of a cave.

"This should be it." Said Crafted Dusk, looking up from the map. The ponies entered with Crafted Dusk and Diamond Jewel's horns lighting the way. A small animal hissed at the ponies. Diamond Jewel screamed and tried to run away, but Blue Star grabbed her tail before she could escape. Crafted Dusk took out her spell book and used a lightning spell on the small creature. The animal collapsed and dropped a few coins from it's mouth. It screeched and died with a completely burnt body.

"Ew!" Yelled Diamond Jewel. A few bats flew over their heads, yet they braved on. They fought monsters, and near the end of the cave, there was the Emeraldic Diamond! But, there was something behind it...It was a huge, white, green-eyed, wyvern! It roared at the ponies.

Blue Star made a war face and screamed "BRING IT, WIMP!" She flew at the wyvern and kicked it in the face. She flew around it, distracting it. "GO!" She yelled at the girls. Circular Flames took out her emergency lighter and light the wyvern's tail on fire. It roared in pain. Jelly Jam threw rocks at it that did hardly anything, but Crafted Dusk used lightning and paralysis spells on him. The dragon fled with the gem in his claws.