The Three Souls

Author: Sorry about the long wait guys. Work got busy and Time was lost to friends. But here it is. Chapter four.

Chapter Four

Terra's Gift

Luna, Celestia and Discord stayed in the room for a good two hours before Discord fell asleep leaning on Celestia. Celestia talked on and on, before looking at Discord as he slept and chuckled.

“Such a cute little monster when he’s asleep huh? I will say Terra, you know how to make them,” she commented smiling stupidly. Terra looked at her with a puzzled look, curious in what she meant by that.

“What do you mean Celestia?” he whispered quietly.

“Well... since you were in bed, me and him... hung out and talked and played... what else? I think he’s kinda cute... is that a problem?” she asked, blushing slight looking away from her younger brother, looking at Discord, who softly nuzzled into her. She covered him softly with her wing, to keep him warm.

“Oh my word, you have a crush on-“ he started, receiving a swat from Luna.

“Brother. Be nice. Even if she does enjoy Discords company, we are her siblings after all,” she commented, reminding him of what he had said earlier to her. He smiled and nodded, looking back at his sheets of design, and before he could say anything else a loud cough was heard from door. He looked up and saw a tall purple and blue alicorn.

“Hello children. How are you all getting along?” her voice asked, filling the room with her heavenly voice.

That was Nebula Wing, their mother. She was tall and her mane was beautiful, which made Terra smile every time he saw it. Last time was just over two hundred and thirty years ago, since she was called away with their father to see grand-father Chrono. She walked in and smiled at her three children, who all smiled back, and welcomed her into the room.

“Well Solis, Luna and Novae, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone of us in the same room to be a family. I so happy to see all you getting along,” she said, that gentle smile appearing on her face. Luna had her smile, Celestia had her eyes, and Terra got her smarts, so it was fair in his eyes.

“Yes mother,” Terra said to her, “It’s really good seeing you after so long. I would get up and hug you but...”

“Don’t worry dear. I’ll come to you,” she said walking around Celestia and Discord and hugged him, “Though I am a bit upset about your little experiment with those latest set of wings you built. I want you to promise me Terra, to never, EVER do that again... understood?”

“But mother-” he started.

“EVER! I know you want to fly, but never ever do it without one of us there to make sure you don’t get yourself killed. You maybe be immortal. But you’re not invincible,” she said smiling, before kissing his forehead gently, “I’m just worried about you.”

“Okay mother... I’ll make sure I have someone around to watch over me,” he replied, looking down, “I promise. Sorry if I scared you.”

She smiled at him and looked at Celestia, then at Discord.

“My dear, you know you have a little monster sleeping on you correct?” She teased leaning her head down to Celestia’s, “I’m sure you have a good explanation for this?”

Celestia’s face started to turn a deeper red, eyes looking away from her mother nervously, “Well... Discord is Terra’s first creation, and well... I like to play with him and talk with him... and he kinda just fell asleep there...”

Nebula smiled gently, then chuckled, “I am teasing you my dear, relax okay?” Celestia smiled and nodded, still not looking at her mother, fearing that she would see the blush on her face.

Terra nudged Luna, who wiped the grin off her face and looked at him.

“If I’m not allowed to bug her about it you’re not allowed either. Understood?” he said, which made her roll her eyes.

“Bro, I’ll tell you what. If you don’t tease me or bug me, I won’t bug her about that,” she suggested, a wicked and evil grin stretching across her face with genuine glee.

“Agreed,” he replied, an equally wicked and evil grin across his face.

“Agreed on what?” another voiced piped up, and Terra’s face shot to a giant and strong smile as that oh so important stallion appeared in the doorway.

“Hello honey. I was just talking to the children about what they have been up to these last 250 years. Apparently not much,” Nebula said with a soft smile and chuckle.

In stepped a tall, bold and strong faced stallion who wore a smirk with pride, who’s coat shimmered with a soft grey and his main flowed magikally in the forgotten wind of this home, Star-Dust Amor. He walked over and kissed his daughters forehead gently and then looked at Terra.

“I heard you used Spirare Vita for the first time? And I saw him already, so don’t try and avoid it Terra Novae,” he said, his voice a strong booming voice, yet how he spoke it was soft and gentle.

“Sorry father...I won’t do it again, I-” he said looking away.

“I’m proud of you,” Star-dust said, cutting him off as he spoke. Terra looked up at him, surprised and happier then what ever heaven there was, “But you know, you are responsible for him, right?”

“Yes father. I promise I’ll look after him. I promise,” he said smiling, his eyes sparkling with pride.

For the next few minutes they talked, all of them listening to what had happened with their parents while they were away. Terra listened internally, while Celestia dozed off, resting her head on Discords head softly eyes fluttering shut.

“Good morning and evening my good family,” a voice said walking in. There was a soft yellow alicorn, whose symbol was there, what Celestia and Terra called a cutie mark. It was a scale, brought to balance by some unknown force, one side a black mask frowning, while the other a white mask smiling.

“Interdum. What are you doing here?” Nebula asked looking at him, with Star-dust stepping between them.

“Just... coming to see the little ones,” he said, his voice sliding through the air like daggers and pieces of clothe. Terra already didn’t like him.

“You mean to examine them? Right?” Their mother asked with a stern tone in her voice. Star-dust glared at this other alicorn, eye boring through this one’s skull if they could.

Interdum however smiled gently, hiding his true intentions.

“Indeed. I intend to find their balance,” he replied grinning slyly, “Why else would I be here?”

“To harass me like you did that the grand junction?” Star-dust retorted, unpleased with this alicorn here.

“That was different.”

“No. It wasn’t.”

“Well... still I must do it, it is law by Chrono, and you know this.”

Both were silent, before moving out of the way, letting Interdum get further in to look at the four young children. His grin never went away, and before long, his eyes started to glow a soft and gentle hue of yellow. First he looked at Luna, examining her slowly.

“You my dear Luna, have things to fear and things to come, and for now that is all I can say,” he said his grin turning to a smirk.

“What does that mean?” she replied, curious eyes looking at his. That smirk disappeared almost immediately.

“It means nothing to you dear, for me, it means everything,” he said looking down at Celestia, again examining slowly and purposefully, “This one, the eldest Celestia, will become a great thing, but will face many hardships and challenges, some harder than others.”

“Why did you say that and not tell me?” Luna whined gently, forcing Interdum to make a frown on his face and look at her, before sighing.

“You will become something great as well Luna dear,” he said, making Luna’s face brighten significantly at the thought of greatness, while Interdum turn his head, craning it softly to look at Discord beneath Celestia’s wing, “This one however will fight for freedom and world without laws and ruling class.” Discord yawned and snuggled to Celestia, who snuggled back and made Interdum smile gently.

“Though things are always hard to fight for,” he finished.

He finally turned to Terra, eyes scanning him slowly. Terra could feel that, as the vision washed over his head, down his neck, slowly across his body then back up the same route. A puzzled grunt came from Interdum though.

“You’re a puzzle though. Not just balanced but balanced will, both moments of greatness and moments of doubt, joyful and saddening, while... balancing like myself. You are a grey and strange thing to me Terra Novae, but I will figure you out,” he said, making Terra raise an eye brow puzzled, with a general worried look on his face.

“What... What do you mean?” was all he asked.

“Hmmm oh nothing... though I may speak to you in the future young lad,” Interdum said turning around an walking away, “Thank you Dust, Nebula. I will leave you now, as I am finished.”

With that, he seemed to fade out like dust in the wind disappearing to wherever he came from. Terra looked at his father, who had a worried look on his face.

“He’s not a kind Alicorn is he, father?” he asked, to which his father nodded.

“Interdum is... somepony you should never, ever talk to again Terra. Never.”

Terra hoped that to be the case himself.

One Month Later

Terra stood in his room, stretching slightly, smiling. It was good to be home, espically since mother and father was there with them, which made it all the better. He looked around his room, smiling stupidly. Several desks all cluttered with tools, paper, and small projects that he was working on, which was currently ten, possibly eleven. He wasn’t too sure himself. Then there was his bed, which was comfy as he remembered it when he left two and a half months ago, though it was lumpy on one side. That often kept him up at night if he sleeps on the wrong side of the bed.

Then there was the kiln, the Spirare Vita, which was what he had used to make Discord. He walked over to it and rubbed the side of it, sighing gently. It was still warm, even after all that time. It never really did cool down; something he had noticed a few weeks after it was built. It kept him warm, comfortable and relax on cold and harsh nights, and as such often brought Celestia into the room to sleep on the lumpy side of the bed. Which was closer to the kiln, meaning he lost some of that warmth, and which meant he was going to sleep with an extra blanket, which made hi-

“BROTHER!!” Luna called from down the hall, before fly in at full speed. She was panting heavily. She glared at the door, eyes locked there as if a beast or something was going to attack her.

“What is wrong Luna?” he inquired, looking at the door. She looked at him, then blushed, embarrassed about something.

“C-Can I sleep with you... I-I’m scared of the d-dark...” she said looking away. Terra eyes widened, then shrugged at her. He knew it was night, but even he wasn’t afraid of the dark. Nor was Celestia or Discord, but he didn’t mind.

She fluttered down and landed, nerviously looking around, softly sighing as there were several light sources, “C-C-Celestia told me a s-s-scary story a while ago, and its n-n-not helping,” she said, shaking from the thoughts of Celestia’s little story.

Terra knew exactly which one Celestia had told her, as she told him it when he was younger. He shuddered at the thought of it. It was about Rainbows...

“Okay, okay, I don’t mind if you sleep with me... just... don’t snore like Celestia does,” he said. That made his younger sister smile softly and chuckle.

“Okay... s-sorry if I do...” she said walking over to his bed and climbing onto it, laying her head so she faced the kiln, “Sorry if I’m a b-bit of a b-b-bother bro... I don’t know why I’m scared of the dark so much...”

Terra smiled at her, and walked over and ruffled her gentle blue hair atop her head. He leaned down and kissed her forehead softly.

“It’s okay, you’re not a bother, you’re a younger girl, but still have some fears. Everyone does, as do I,” he said. Luna looked at him and happiness shone from her eyes.

“You have fears too? Do you fear the darkness too?” she asked. Terra chuckled shaking his head.

“Not in a long time, Luna. Mine are more... personal then that, but I will share them with you all in good time,” he said chuckling, “BUT. Right now you should go to sleep. You will be up early tomorrow since you, mom, dad and Celestia will be seeing Nomen tomorrow. I will be stay with Uncle Thanatos to work on the house to make sure you have a nice comfortable room.”

She nodded and yawned laying down, dreary eyes watching him before ultimately falling asleep on the lumpy side of the bed. He chuckled and looked down at the stone, using his magik to craft some wings from it. Before too long, he heard something he loathed to hear.

She snored much like Celestia did, though it was softer and gentler. But it was still there.

He also thought about the present he owned his younger sister. Celestia, had crafted up a small beast, an Owl, to stay up with her at nights, which was sweet, as it rarely slept at nights. He had yet to make her anything.

He sighed gently, getting up and lifting a stone slate with is magik, getting on it and riding it into the night sky. It was as manoeuvrable as a pair of wings was, but it let him climb to good heights to look around. And before too long he climbed to a great height looking around and pondering what he could make for her. He looked up, seeing the black sky above. It was empty and devoid of all light. He sighed very quietly looking around. Nothing to really help him.

Then something sprang out to him, making him look down at his world, and with his magik he used the slate of stone to climb higher and higher, before his domain was a large ball that took all his vision up. He looked around at it. There was several vast areas’ he had yet to work, and in others great green plant-life was abundant. He looked at the great un-worked areas again, and then smiled. He stood on his hind legs, reaching out this is front hooves, gently grasping his world.

He could feel himself touching it, though it was far beyond his grasp. He smiled and moved his hands gently, before coming to rest atop the worlds un-worked realms. He slowly gripped at them, and began to tear at them, ripping the out. The world would tremble yes, but he steadied it with is magik, making it a very soft and omnipresent. With that he pulled out a good eightieth of so of his world, which felt surpising light in his grasp, and as it pulled away from the world below he closed the grand and gaping wounds of his work. Much of the rock was a soft grey to a very darker touch, which he examined slowly, before turning around, facing away from that world of his. As he turned, the rock, stone and dust flew past him, some nearly hitting him.

There in at its distance he noticed something as well. Rays of the sun’s light reflected off the whiter and softer greys, giving these clumps of rock and dust a beautiful white glow to it. He started to form something in front of him, rolling a large ball of the darkest stone and minerals he had pulled to the middle, before rolling roughly another layer atop of this. He repeated this, keeping the white and soft grey dust and stone in reserve. Before too much time had passed, he began to form a large object, spherical in shape, like his world below. A smile crept across his face as he created hundreds of larges stones, much of the grey and white stone and dust he had reserved.

With what was left from that he painted across this object, giving it a beautiful and soft white glow, before looking at the boulders and objects that remained. With a strong twist of his head he flung them at this white world, virgin and new from his magik. The grand asteroids flew undaunted at it, gaining speed, and while more than half had missed, he pulled his head back and slammed the rest into the back of the orb of light. He could feel the impacts from that great distance. With that he was done.

He flew to it, great speed atop the stone slate and circled around it, looking at the great and grand mountains and canyons he had made with a simple throw. On the back was mountains created by the impact of hundreds of stones, but still white and clean. He noticed it did not rotate, and reached forward, tapping it gently. It began to turn, though far slower than his domain far below its resting place.

That’s when he noticed he was panting, sweating and plain just exhausted. With that he turned to his home, flying slowly atop the slate to his home.

As he descended he saw his father flying above the home looking up at the new object.

“What is it for my son, for it is quite a beautiful rock you have floating above our heads, and every white and new. It also lights the sky of the night, though a fair bit less than your elder sister’s sun,” he said landing with his son outside the home. Terra looked up, staring at his greatest if not most unforgettable creation. It was going to be there every night, every evening, lighting it up the sky to keep Luna company in the dark and foreboding nights. He could feel a part of his world there, floating far above and beyond, while his body felt as though a piece of him and his soul was gone. He knew why.

And he loved the reason for it.

“It is my present to Luna. It will be hers to command and watch over, and it will watch over her, as will I. She will fear not the dark nights, and will bathe in its soft and eerie glow. It will give her hope and strength, while also reminding her who loves her,” he said smiling looking at his father, “I call it a moon, and I all my love and soul into it so she could feel happy.”