The Sun, Stars, and the Moon

Sombra was completely disoriented. His vision was blurry, and swam weirdly. He tried shaking his head, but that did not work. He tried several methods of snapping out of perplexity, but still, it did not work. The angry hydra, however, was smirking with revenge. The creature blew a breath of scalding hot water at Sombra...

Suddenly, a pony swam right in front of him and yelled, defendere! A white, bright sphere had formed around the two, both now being inside of the ball. The scalding hot water had no effect on this pony's shield. Inside, though...

Vade, confusion!

Let this bring him his mind's solution!

Sombra had regained his senses, and looked at the pony. This wasn't a pony, for this was his unicorn ally! Starswirl! Boy, was the king glad to see the wizard, for without him he would have died. He wondered about the phoenix, but quickly realized that phoenix's cannot be touched by water (otherwise, she would have been in great pain). Starswirl, was also joyed to see him, but their reunion was quickly interrupted by the crackle of the glass-like shield.

I am glad to see you,

but realize that we are in a bad...

Sight!

...I think you mean 'view'.

And so, the shield was then covered in a ball of steam. The sphere of defense was gone, but the duo both came out of the steam, charging at the hydra's heads. They knew that the head's of the hydra would grow back, but the effort was worth a try. In a roaring of both Sombra and Starswirl, the determined wizard stopped charging, and casted a enchantment on the warrior's sword that enlarged the sliver blade. Sombra, proud and concentrated, charged, and threw his immense sword at the scaly necks of the hydras, hoping that it would vanquish the vile sea creature.

The roar of the hydra was deafening and cringing. The red-eyed creature glowed bright white, and exploded into spiritual energy. Starswirl smiled big and wide, along with Sombra laughing with a smile. The unicorn swam toward the king, patted his back, and both swam up the surface. But, that energy stopped Starswirl. Starswirl turned around, and saw strange colored bits. Spiritual energy, he thought, confused. Spiritual energy is not to be seen, but he could see it, its form made of bits. Green, purple, and blue bits of spiritual energy.

Strange...

These bits of spiritual energy are said to bring power.

Spells, like fire, ice, and water...

Many elements.

Starswirl swam calmly to the bits, and waved his hoof around the bits. He could feel knowledge of spells and power coursing through his blood. But, ever so suddenly, he felt part of his memory come back to him. Once again, he groaned. His eyes turned white, the light radiating off of him.

This time, he was in a observatory. Everything was dark, but the moon gave light to the magician through the windows. Books, in the astrology category, were scattered everywhere. Starswirl looked like he hadn't slept in days (and was also on the verge of passing out). But, as he judged himself, the him worked very hard, noting the star's formations with a blunt pencil. Protractors and many mathematical tools were scattered upon his desk. Starswirl stopped, looking somewhat amused. He had spent days drawing the moon, its form and details itself. The structure was perfect, no erase marks or mistakes on the laid out paper. Starswirl looked through the observatory's telescope and 'wow'ed in sight of the full moon. It was beautiful.

Starswirl,

please, sleep,

for you will be tired for your daily duty tomorrow.

I cannot,

for Celestia will be distraught.

She had told me to draw the full moon tonight,

and it took days memorizing the moon's shape.

So, in the name of the princess of light,

I cannot go on and ape.

And so, time passed in the dream world. Starswirl looked into the dawn sky, and then looked at him. The focused him stroked his middle-aged, white beard and passed out peacefully. Starswirl, intrigued, got up and looked at the drawing. Flawless as ever, he had finished it. He was impressed, for no astrologer could draw this in a matter of days. It would have to take weeks.

Ah,

poor Starswirl,

he works hard for his job.

Did you have the picture for me?

Ah, I see that thee

has fallen asleep.

But, haven't you requested this

yourself?

Yes... I wanted to reminisce.

Starswirl has brought pride to oneself.

Starswirl was surprised. If Luna had wanted him to go to sleep, then why did he refuse? Because, you work hard to get the work done. his inner consciousness said to himself. Starswirl's stupefaction had quickly turned into understanding. You work hard, not because it's your job... But, becuase it's what you do in life. You move on, even if there is obstacles in your life, he said. That is what everyone has. True strength.

Why? Why would you teach me this now, Starswirl thought. Because, something big comes your way. For, this is not child's play. I am Luna. Princess of the moon and night. Starswirl was amazed. It was the same voice in his dream. We do not have time to discuss, my energy is brusk. Goodbye, Starswirl.

And, in a speed faster than the mind could tell, he went back into reality, and swam up onto the water's surface. He felt stronger than before, but astonished as ever. The phoenix flew up to the shocked wizard and asked what's wrong.

Swim up onto Gaia,

and get out of the water.

Before you get a cold,

Starswirl The Old.

Bold.

You're nothing but a bird,

who's power is uncontrolled.

That sour comeback greatly insulted the proud avian. It's true, however, in battle, this phoenix's power is uncontrolled...

Philomena's Side, after King Sombra went to fight the hydra

Mighty bird,

awake from your slumber.

Our friend is in the water,

cumbered.

The bird awoke. What!? How could this be, she thought. Philomena flew a safe distance above Sombra. He was fighting a hydra. One of the most dangerous creatures in the sea (besides kraken). Instinctively, she ordered Starswirl to accompany him in battle. Starswirl agreed, casting a lighting bolt upon the creature. The thunderclap instantly woke Philomena up quickly. She cawed in short surprise. Starswirl dived into the murky water. Suddenly, hoofsteps approached.

Who's there!?

....

The approaching pony did not answer. A dark, black beam almost hit her as she flew toward the hoofsteps. Quickly, she flew up into the sky, and found that the pony that approached, was a pegasus. The pegasus, gray colored, was hooded, equipped with only a wicked looking grimoire. Grimoires can be used to cast spells easily. It did not matter what race of pony you were, if you knew the spell, you could cast it at the specific target.

And so, the battle began. The pegasi quickly mumbled a spell from the book, and a monsoon began in front of the fire bird. Being fast, Philomena back away with a pained caw, as numbers of blazing feathers from her were scattered around. Oh, yeah, that got her good, for she was struggling to fly properly. Again, the pegasus was casting a spell, but it was longer. She recognized the words as it came out (a water spell). Now's the time to strike, she thought. Philomena flew up into the starry sky, and gave a caw that shook the pegasi, like a subwoofer's bass full blast. That caw had also made a huge explosion of fire, burning everything, and setting things ablaze. The pegasus tried running, but the flames engulfed her. Whoah. I didn't mean to cause a wildfire, she thought.

Philomena flew down. Looking around, fire was still present, the trees burning, the road painted with fire... Yeah. Pretty much everything (she was very careful, Philomena did not burn the team's equipment). But, there was a side effect to using her power, she could not control it, for the power was too strong. She cawed, flying horribly. Fire was seeping out of her. She was losing it.

Capit hoc avian potestate!

A wave of relief swept over Philomena. Her power was now in her control, and the fire that once seeped out of her was brought back in. She looked around, and saw King Sombra. She thanked him (how does he know a spell, she wondered), and noticed Starswirl surfacing into the world above. She flew over to him.

Presently

How did you know?

For you must have not noticed

anything else...

I knew, because I can see things that

no pony can see.

Remember, I am the controller

of the stars.

They report to me.