I can't think of a chapter name so I shall settle for this
The adventures of the TCB crew and their Equipment-tech
By Da Bunnana King (the magnetic writer)
Starring: Blue Rune as the lvl 10 mage, Aegis the armadillo, Mimic the demopony, Les Pony the only pony in Equestria that can play the guitar with hooves, Saber the griffin the only one who knows how to fight, Ocean Breeze the one who knows grammar, and their Equipment tech Rocky the robo-golem thing that goes beep whenever you poke his buttons.
In today’s adventure: The Mysterious case of the ghost in the basement of Canterlot!
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The small dark blue changeling quietly trotted through the dank underground of Canterlot’s massive tunnel and basement system that was built below the city.
‘This will show him for sneaking up on me like that.’ she thought to herself, she had a small blue black horn that poked from her three colored mane of blue purple and pink. She has small wasp like wings that came out from her onyx black carapace. She had a solid dark blue tail and navy blue and green eyes, she also had three tiny spikes on her ears. Most ponies would die from heart attacks from the sheer cuteness that seemed to emanate from her.
Her hooves steps echoed from the walls, but it sounded like there was more than one pony here. She unfurled her wings and began to flutter silently down the tunnels but she could still hear the clopping noises following her. She was by this point scared out of her cute little mind and was now flying through the corridors as fast as her little wings could take her. But she tired out and rested, she was close to her destination but she was too tired and needed to rest her adorable wings.
She stopped and leaned against the side of the cold stone bricks that had moss and water dripping through the cracks. She wondered how old the tunnels were and if the stories were true that her grandmare told her were true and ghosts did haunt the ancient tunnels that went all throughout Canterlot.
She could hear the noise of whoever was following her approaching. She knew it couldn’t of been her friend since he would never be caught alone in the dark, eerie tunnels beneath Canterlot... would he?
She could almost hear the heavy and laboured breathing of what ever was following her. ‘That’s is so Blue Rune.’ She thought to herself, as she turned around expecting to see a navy blue unicorn, but instead saw a pale see though unicorn mare. She had faint colors of gold in her spectral mane and her coat was pure white. Never the less it scared her right to the core, in a blind panic she teleported in fear to house of whom she was sneaking up on, Blue Rune.
Blue silently sat at his study desk going over one of his many tomes he had scattered around his room. He has a pale navy blue coat that looked dusted like his tomes were but his mane was windswept and was strong red with a lightning blue pattern close to his neck, he also had deep crimson eyes.
“Oh so that’s why it kept on turning into cheese.” he said, as he scribbled down the proper image of the rune onto a piece of paper.
The air crackled behind him and he could feel the magic of a spell begin to unfurl behind him.
“Da buck?” the former human said,
“Runey!” cried the small adorable changeling,
“Mimic?” he said, before he caught the small... filly thing in his forelegs, “What are you doin-”
“Oh thank Celestia that you’re here. I’m so scared right now.” she blurted out, hugging his face tightly.
“Mhmmmph.” he said, muffled by a weapon of mass diabettus.
“Oh sorry.” She said, flittering in the air in front of his muzzle.
“Much better. Now tell me why you are scared?”
“Well I was sneaking through the tunnels underneath Canterlot trying to see if I could sneak up on you... but... but... but then-” she said, as tears began to form on her short adorable muzzle.
“It’s okay, I’m here. Now tell me what happened.”
“Well I was in the tunnels and this... this ghost thing followed me and scared the hay out of me.” She said, crying into his neck.
“Don’t worry we’ll get rid of the ghost somehow. We’ll just need some help from our friends.” he said stroking her mane.
“Does that mean we have to go find them in some sort of crazy adventure that will make our friendship even stronger but it will also risk our lives as we traverse all over Equestria?” she asked with a tiny smile on her muzzle.
“No, I have that old teleportation spell and rock. I’ll just need to grab Tommey and my saddle bags and we’ll be on our way, now I think I had an alfalfa sandwich in the fridge if you want it.” Blue Rune said as he carefully levitated Mimic off his chest and while pulling out a dusty saddle bag from a chest and several tomes and books with powerful spells and incantations in them.
“So who are we finding first?” Mimic asked chomping on the sandwich,
“Aegis... he’s the only one I know who could stop a landslide and he can carry all the heavy loot we find in the tunnels.” Blue said, going through his large collection of books,
“So are we just brining him?”
“No, we’ll also have to get Les Pony, Saber, Ocean Breeze, Saber and that robot pony I’ve been working on.” He said, as he put his saddlebags on, “Now grab on because we’ll be leaving in ten seconds.”
“What do you mean ten seconds?” Mimic asked as she clung onto Blue’s neck.
“You’ll see.” He responded as his horn light up and began to light up the ground with runes of various shapes around him in a perfect circle. In the next nine seconds they were gone within the blink of an eye only leaving a small residue of magic dust.
It was a pleasant day in Snaffleton, the sun was shining, the birds chirping and the pleasant screams of innocents coming from the Everfree forest.
“Wait a moment... that shouldn’t be right.” The strong earth pony said, to himself as he broke into a mad charge to the Everfree forest where the noise came from. His burgundy coat blended in with the darkened trees and his semi dark brown mane near on made him invisible but his dark blue eyes made him stand out but it didn’t matter because he was built like a mountain. Along with his blue shield and an orange flame in the center of it.
“BLUE RUNE YOU FOAL!” cried Mimic, who was falling along with the crazy unicorn mage.
“CAN’T YOU FLY?” He yelled, to the now gliding Mimic,
“I can now but what about you-” she said as Blue Rune, fell through the thick canopy of the Everfree.
“Don’t worry I got you!” Shouted, the charging earth pony as he caught the daft unicorn mage.
Like a action pony out of those old action plays Aegis caughted Blue Rune and curled up into a ball to protect him from the fall, but being in Aegis ball mode caused them to both roll into a tree causing them to both be flung from each other. Mimic flew down to the now dazed Blue Rune while the strong earth pony Aegis trotted up to him to see if he was still alive.
“Runey, are you still alive?” he asked as he poked the unicorn’s blue horn.
“No, I am dead... leave my corpse alone.” he said poking out his tongue for dramatic effect.
“Well it’s good to see you alive,” he said extending a hoof to pick up Blue Rune, “Now what brings you out to this part of the Everfree?”
“Well we were looking for you and some others because we’re going ghost hunting.” Blue said with a smile.
“What did you do this time?” Aegis said rolling his eyes,
So the small group proceeded towards the small town of Ponyville, which was a short trot away from Snaffleton. Along the way Blue Rune and Mimic explained to the strong earth pony what had happened that morning and who they were going to collect.
The dark red pegasus sat in the park playing his cherry wood guitar, he didn’t have magic or a ‘claw’ as most musicians would call them, but the pegasus was different from the rest of them. I guess that’s why his cutie mark was a cherry red acoustic guitar. For he was the only one who could play the guitar with his hooves, which made him quite the catch with the mares around Ponyville. He was surrounded by a small group of mares that he was playing to.
“Oh Les Pony, how can you play your guitar like that?” one mare asked.
“Years of practice my sweet filly.” he replied suavely making her faint,
“THEN PLAY ME THE SONG OF YOUR PEOPLE!” one loud booming voice said from the back of the small crowd,
“Who said that?” Les asked,
“The one who knows your that you really are A MARE!” yelled the voice again, the crowd also made a split down the middle to see our small group of misfits standing there with Blue Rune making a dramatic pointing pose at Les Pony.
“Well if it isn’t Blue Rune, the stallion that couldn’t make it into Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns.” He said smugly putting the guitar on his back and trotting up to Rune,
“Well at least I got accepted into the Runic Order... and got a rock golem.” He said as he dropped down and sat on his haunches.
“Well then... what do I owe you for visiting me Runny?” Les said reaching out his hoof to pick up Blue Rune,
“Well we’re going ghost hunting and we need your knowledge of guitars and music incase we need to have a spontaneous musical number.”
“Rune what are you going on about?” Aegis asked dumbfounded by what the strange unicorn had said.
“Shssss, let me do the talking.” Blue said, covering Aegis’s muzzle. “Well we’re going to hunt ghosts under Canterlot, do you want to help?”
“Well I have nothing else to do... Why not, I guess it would be like the old days back when I still had fingers.” Les said staring at his dark cherry red hooves.
“Alright so we have two more left to get, now I may as well explain to you what’s going on.” Blue said as the group followed him towards a very large cloud layer that was being pushed by the local weather team.
“OKAY EVERYPONY! WE HAVE THREE MORE CLOUDS TO MOVE AND THEN WE’RE DONE FOR THE DAY!” the cyan mare with a rainbow mane shouted.
“Sure thing Rainbow!” yelled a teal pegasus with a light burgundy mane. Her cutie mark was that of a storm cloud with a lightning bolt coming out from it. She moved the large cumulonimbus cloud with relative ease with was a feat for most strong pegasi stallions, but this mare was doing it by herself.
Les Pony flew up into the rainclouds and hid himself inside the large cloud, moving quietly through the cloud to reach the mare pushing it.
“HEY OCEAN!” yelled Les whilst popping his head out quickly to scare the mare,
“GUAHAHAA!” screamed the startled mare which made the speedy Rainbow Dash zoom to see what the commotion was all about.
“What’s going on here... wait, Les, what are you doing here?” demanded Rainbow,
“I have to get Ocean Breeze to talk to a small blue unicorn on the ground there.” he said pointing at a tiny blue dot, a small brown dot and an almost invisible black dot.
“Well, she still has to move this cloud.” stated Rainbow.
“Les you might want to move.” Ocean said as she reared up.
“Oh dear Celestia” Les said, dodging out of the cloud in time to see the massive cloud go flying away into the distance over a large apple orchard.
“Alright let’s go.” Ocean said as she made a nosedive towards the ground.
“Are they done yet?” Mimic whined,
“I think so,” said Aegis who was staring into the sky seeing two dots beginning to get larger, “Blue Rune you’re up.”
“No, I’m at a good part that’s going to help me when we teleport around.” Blue said as he was carving some runes into a seven rocks.
“So how are they going to help us exactly?” Aegis asked,
“Its going to help me when I teleport us all around Equestria or if we ever get separated; I can bring you back to me as if you were on a leash.” Blue replied as he put one of the stones in his mane. “Here take one and give one to Mimic too while I go talk to Ocean and explain to her what were going to do.”
“Omm Riwght.” Aegis said while he held onto one stone in his mouth and trotting over to Mimic.
“Hiya Aegis, whacha got there?” she asked slowly stirring from her nap.
“Its a magic thing Blue made, apparently it should be ‘easier’ for him to cast spells with us around... so I am guessing its like a fire shield so when he messes up his spell we won’t catch fire.”
“I’m sure Blue is a smart unicorn, I mean not everypony gets accepted into that Runic Order everyday.” She said putting the small rock into her mane.
“I think he got in by the skin of his teeth.” Aegis said looking at Blue Rune who was explaining to Ocean Breeze the adventure they will depart on.
“Oh you’re just jealous because he can probably turn into an armadillo.” Mimic said sticking out her tongue.
“Why would I need to be an armadillo when I am already an indestructible earth pony?” he said flexing his muscular body.
“Oh you’re jealous Aegiwagi.” Mimic said as they both joined the main group.
“Well now that I have explained to you the plan we only have to hunt down two more ponies. Now lets see if I can’t find that blasted golem, that I left at Twilight’s library.” Blue Rune said as he levitated the runes to everypony in the group and teleported them within the blink of a slugs eye.
The stone golem stood there motionless in the cold basement of the ancient tree library. It was made of small grey rocks with hairline cracks that still radiated magic that was ancient as the tree it resided in. Even though it was a new construct the magic that reside within was the essence of magic that Equestria hasn’t seen within eons. It was a small construct that shared a bipedal stance like the old race of humans that its master once was, but it was only a hoof shorter than a pony but very stocky.
“Twilight! A Blue unicorn is here to see you with some friends of his!” cried a juvenile voice that echoed down through the basement.
“If it’s Midnight Shadow tell him he’s not allowed here until he pays for another bottle of shampoo he used.” Said the light purple mare,
“I’m not that dark blue and I am very sure I haven’t even dared to venture into your bathroom Twilight... oh and I am here to pick up Rocky.” Stated Blue Rune as he began to make his way towards the basement.
“Alright but,” she said before a multiple hoof steps were heard. “Hay watch it!”
“Guys were going to be leaving soon I just have to haul the little guy out from the basement and then were off to the caves to get Saber!” yelled Blue as he trotted down the stairs to the small grey golem,
“Hey there buddy, did you miss me?” asked Blue,
The stone golem flashed to life as a green and blue flashed though it reanimating the empty shell. It sprung up, nearly the size of Aegis and was more lengthy in appearance for the mystical green and blue aura was floating the pebbles that made it.
“Rocky, are you there?” asked Blue before being hugged by the golem that expressed a cheerful face.
“I missed you too buddy and I’m so sorry that I couldn’t let you come with me... the arch-mage said that you were too ‘unpredictable,’ to keep around as an assistant, but don’t worry we’re going on an adventure. Oh and I got you a new homing beacon rune for you.” Blue said as he levitated the small rock into the vortex of pure magic.
“Now lets get going before the group tears this place apart.”
Rocky nodded and followed his master up the stair to the group.
“Alright gang now we have to head out of Equestria to see an old friend of mine.” Blue said as the small group of six ponies gathered in the main room of the library.
“How far out of Equestria are we talking about?” asked Les,
“The far east region of the Griffonic Territory.” Blue replied back,
“Isn’t that a massive desert full of creatures that sometimes wonder out of Taurus?” asked Aegis.
“Yes but Saber is the strongest warrior I have ever seen and he also holds the guildmaster title of the Eagle Head Pride.”
“Wow so how do you know he is there?” asked Ocean,
“Because he doesn’t venture out from his territory, now come on because I want to not stay too long here otherwise Twilights going to think I am taking her books again and not returning them.” Blue said as he fired up his horn again and the six ponies disappear into thin air only leaving a tiny and minute scorch mark on the wooden floors.
The stoic griffin sat on its large marble chair. He had strong white plumage on his chest with a slight tinge of red from all the creatures he had hunted in his life, but unlike most griffins with their dull plumage his was one of a forest green.
He was going over his guild’s finances, even though the guild was quite rich financially for removing creatures all around Equestria. I had made him famous and wealthy beyond his wildest dreams, but it took him from the love of hunting down his target and fighting it to the death. His heart yearned for adventure but he was trapped in the paper prison that encased him.
“Same old thing day in day out isn’t it Saber?” asked a familiar voice,
“Yeah Blue, but you know I have a front door or are you scared of the guards?” retorted Saber as he rose from his chair,
“Yes but I like to mix it up.” Blue said as he de-clocked along with the other six ponies,
“So what’s this all about then?” Saber asked digging his claws into the wooden floor and tensing his hind legs.
“Adventure time.” Blue said with a smile,
The griffin suddenly changed his stance from fighting to one of death hugging the blue unicorn.
“Thank god something to do that isn’t paperwork.” Saber said hugging Blue as he turned a darker shade of blue.
“Not wanting to stop the loving reunion but I think you're choking Rune there.” Les said,
Saber released his grasp around Blue, but he still slumped down to the ground semi unconscious, “Sorry there Blue... so would anyone like to tell me what the adventure is?” he asked rubbing the back of his neck.
“Well to sum it up, there’s a ghost under Canterlot and its haunting the tunnels down there and we’re going to hunt it or at least see if we can get it to move.” Aegis said picking up Blue and slinging him on his back,
“Alright, so let me just set up someone to make sure everything here runs smoothly while we're out adventuring so just chill out here, shouldn’t take me so long.” Saber said poking his head out the door, “HEY RAZOR CLAW! YOU’RE IN CHARGE OF THE CRAP I DO WHILE I AM GONE!”
He slammed the door and turned back to the group and addressed the group, “Alright I am all good.”
“Alrighty, take this rock and I’ll get the spell fired up.” said the dazed Blue Rune as he lit up his horn.
“Ummm... I don’t think that’s the best idea because of your current state.” Aegis said while the dazed unicorn slid off his back and lighted up his horn.
“Don’t worry. I’m a professional.” he smugly said,
“Thats what I am worried abo-” Aegis said before they were all whisked away by the spell.
To be continued...
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Authors notes: Well... this should be fun to write, and thanks to Wasteland Gunner and Cloudhammer editing/prereading this horribly written fanfic.
