Legend of The Six: The Beginning

"Where one life ends, an other begins." - Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony.

***Chapter 6: A Legend Returns***

It's bin eight hours as we finally enter Emropia's rather purple atmosphere. There hasn't bin mush of talking in that time. As I look out the window I see Generosity. Its a beautiful sight, the city looks so elegant. I love the color combination of the skyscrapers. White with purple and here and there a little bit of blue. Then after a minute we land. I sigh. "Alright guys, we're here." We all stand up.

Fauna Looks angry at me and said sarcastic. "No, really?!"

I decide to ignore her behavior. She needs some time, that's all. After we take our suitcases with barely anything in it we head to the gate of the ship. As it opens, the light of the nearby star shines on our faces. It blind me a bit. Then I notice something else. There is an whole crowd of ponies standing just outside our ship waiting for us. Some of them have a camera. Journalists? Great. Just what we needed... There is a line of guards holding them back from both sides. Making enough space for us to walk through. There is a unicorn mare with a funny hat and necklace. Its the mayor. Good thing town hall is just a minute away.

She speaks. "Just ignore the journalists and follow me. Do not answer any questions if you don't want to answer them. Lets not waste any time, we have lots of things to take care of. My name is Scroll by the way. Welcome to Generosity."

As we move forward to town hall, the journalists starte to record us and take photos. Here and there one tries desperately to force their questions onto us.

"Stella, Is it true that you and your friends are the only survivors?!"

"Firewall, what is the most traumatic thing you saw?!"

"What do you all think about the current situation of your home planet?!"

Fauna was about to snap, there is to mush pressure on her, I can read if from the body language. Flora tries to cover her sister from the paparazzi. One of the journalists tries his limits...

"Fauna, are you worried about your parents?!"

That was it. Fauna turns to the journalist and yells right in his face.

"Of course I do you dip shit! There is a high chance that both died, now fuck off!"

It was silent for a moment, then all the journalists went crazy and bombarded Fauna with questions. I grab Fauna and we all run into town hall and locked the door behind us. Fauna is over stressed. She takes beep breaths.

"I can't take this anymore!" She yells.

Flora hugs her stressed sister. Mayor Scroll checks all the windows of the current room first before returning back to us.

"Sorry about that, but we couldn't force them to leave. That was a public area and they have the right to film there."

Flora sits down on a chair. "How did they know we would arrive here anyway? Did somepony at Green Oak flap their lips?"

"No, it somehow leaked out. Darn journalists, always lurking down like a group of vultures." Said mayor Scroll as she turns on some lights.

Firewall walks to the mayor. "Don't tell me they'll be following us around everywhere we go."

"We'll make sure that doesn't happen, now please follow me to my office." Said the mayor as she leads us to her office.

This building looks very modern, with the latest teck provided. Here and there I see an employee and some robots walking and floating around. The city looked big, I hope I'll find my place here. Then we arrive at the mayor's office."

"Please, take a seat." She said before taking place behind her desk.

We sat down, and there we where again, sitting at a desk... I hope that this mayor only brings us good news, we're not waiting for more misery.

Mayor Scroll first checks the window on eavesdropping journalists, nopony is there. "I hope the trip here wasn't to long, I bet that you youngsters want some rest, and a place to stay. Luckily, we've got everything covered. Shelter, transport, food, you name it. You will also get protection against the paparazzi. We found a house big enough for four ponies to stay. Is there anything else you kids need?"

We shake our heads. "No, ma'am." I answer a bit depressed.

The mayor sighs. "Look, everything is gone be better from now on. I promise."

Fauna looks at the mayor. "We'll see about that..."

Mayor Scroll smiles friendly. "It will. I'll send the code of your new home to your LECs. I'll also send my number if you ever need anything."

Our LECs make the familiar peep noise, we received the code and phone number.

"My personal driver is waiting outside in a hovercar, he'll bring you all to your new home save and sound. Are there any more questions?" Asks mayor Scroll before checking her window again. Still nothing.

"Thank you for you're hospitality Ms. Scroll. We appreciate it." Said Firewall.

Scroll nods. "Its fine. Take the back door, its right over there." She pointed to the back door. "And no worries. Journalists aren't allowed back there, its private property. If you need anything, give me a call and I'll see what I can do. See you all around."

We stand up and make our way to the hovercar.

One more time I turn around. "Thank you." I said to her very satisfied. Mayor Scroll nods. I turn to the door, open it, and we are out. Wow, this is a big garden. There is the driver with the hovercar, waiting. He seems to be asleep.

Flora gasps as she sees a blue flower. "Ow my Celestia, they have poison joke here!"

Fauna looks at it. "Uhh, its just a blue flower."

Flora shakes her head. "Its not just any blue flower, its one of the few flowers they managed to save after Old Earth's fetal attack."

I'm curious. "And why are they called poison joke?"

Flora smiles. She forgot about everything for a moment. "Good question. They have poison on them that plays a practical joke on you if you touch them. For example: I'm not mush of a talker, so to poison would maybe force me to speak, ALLOT. More then needed. The only way to cure it is to take an herbal bath."

"A herbal bath? That most smell horrible. I think I'll walk around that little flower." Said Firewall before continuing his way to the hovercar avoiding the poison joke.

We also continued our way to it. As we got there, we try to open the doors. Locked... I knock on the driver's window, and he woke up. He sees us and unlocked the doors. We load our suitcases in the trunk and enter the hovercar.

"Sorry for that, I fingered out that it would take some time before you would arrive, so I took an nap." Said the driver.

Flora nods. "It's alright. Nice hovercar by the way."

"Thank you." Said the driver before starting the engine. The hovercar start to hover, of course. Why wouldn't it? The driver checks everything and then talks again. "I'll take the shortest route I know, you'll be at your new home in no time."

"That would be great." I respond.

He begins to hover to our new home. This gives me the opportunity to view this city from up close. I notice they have tons of activities. And what are those?... Cloud houses? That's pretty cool. Classic Pegasi architecture between these modern buildings. I will take a look around soon, but first I have to get everything ready in our new home. By The Six, I wish I could go back to Friendship City, but it's to dangerous right now... And even when the enemy leaves again, the city has to be rebuild first. And mom, dad... I'll revenge them somehow, some day! For all the ponies who have died. On the cruise AND within the city. The driver stops.

"Here it is, your now home. Go ahead and enter, its all yours."

"Thank you for the lift, Sir." Said Firewall. We get out and take our suitcases from the trunk.

"My pleasure. I'll head back now, Ms. Scroll probably has a new task for me. Later, kids." He hovers further.

We walk to the house. "Well, here we are." I said as we arrive at the door.

"Lets go in, I need some time to think." Said Flora sad.

I take my LEC, that's still damaged, and used it to open the door. It works and we got access. We go in and then I heard a familiar voice. "Welcome to your new home, everypony. My name is ISA, your very own Intelligent Self-Controlled Assistent. You can ask me everything, there is almost nothing I can not do."

They have to same computer assistent system as the one I had in Friendship City. She sounds the same, but its not her. She reminds me a bit of home...

She starts to give us tips right away. "To improve the security, I advice that all of you scan your eye into the system. That way you don't have to take out your LEC every time if you need to proceed with something important. Like entering the house."

"Good idea." I said and start to scan in my eye right away. FLASH. "Ouch! That's bright!"

"Scan complete. Any others who want their eye to be scanned in?" Asks ISA as she holds her scanner ready.

"I'll pass for now. Remind me tomorrow." Said Firewall as he starts looking for a room to claim.

Flora agrees with him. "Yeah, same here. Me and Fauna are going to look for rooms. I should do the same if I where you, Stella."

I nod. "Yeah, your right."

I head upstairs and started looking. I see that Firewall already claimed a room, it has a small holovision. That was fast. I guess he's not that picky. I open a random door and the lights went on. I see two separated beds. This is perfect for Fauna and Flora. It also has a holovision with a nice view on the city. "Hey, Fauna, Flora! I found the perfect room for both of you."

Both walk in. Fauna looks around. "Yeah, I can live with this. You Flora?"

Flora agreed. "Fine by me. Just do not take a coltfriend to SLEEP with to our room when I'm home..."

Fauna rolls her eyes. "Okay, will do."

"Ow, and Stella. You might wanna see the room next to this one. I bet you'll like it." Said Flora as she starts to unpack her stuff.

I nod. "Okay, thanks for the tip." I walk out and went to the room next to that one. I enter and couldn't believe what I see. "Ow... My... Luna... Is that a Equestrian light lazer canon against the wall?!"

Fauna responds from the other room. "Yep. Its probably disabled, but we knew you would like it."

"This canon used to belong to an Equestrian stealth scout of the X40 series. A small space ship, smaller then a fighter, meant for quick exploring before battle or patrols. I recognize the shape and everything. This is so awesome." I start to fan girl.

"Somepony is nerding out." Said Firewall with a teasing tune in his voice.

I giggle a bit. "Such you."

Then I close my door and started to unpack my stuff. Or, what's left of it... After a while when everything is set, I look at the saddle pack which Pink Wrench gave me. Kind lady. I open it and took the necklace I left in there to keep safe. I lay down on the bed levitating the necklace above me and inspecting it. Why was this down there? It doesn't make any sense... I was planning to bring it to the Old Earth museum in Friendship City, but I guess with the attack I'll stick to it a bit longer. Then I look left, and saw a mirror. I wonder, would it fit me?... I stood up and walk to the mirror. I hanged it around my neck. Not bad actually. It looks pretty good. Then, something strange happened... The purple gem starts to glow. I get scared and take it off. What was that?... Magic? I hang it around my neck once more, and it glows again. Okay, this is strange... This never happened before in my life. Is this necklace cursed or something? I try to use my magic on it, to see what would happen. Nothing. So, this necklace glows, without any reason?... Yes, its pretty, but what is the use to it? Ow well. I inspect the necklace a bit more. Then I hear a mare's voice coming from behind me.

"Okay, please do not freak out."

I freeze, I didn't hear that voice ever before. It can't be Fauna pulling pranks on me, she's with Flora in the room next of here. Slowly I turn around. I saw nothing. "W-what?... Where are you?! Show your self! You know that breaking into someponies property without permission is illegal, right?! are you one of the bloody journalists!"

The voice of the mare sounds very close, yet I can't see her. "No, I'm not. Please calm down, I mean no harm."

"We'll see about that... Come out and stop hiding. Or I'll call the watchbots!"

The mare sighs. "Lets make a deal. I'll reveal myself and you stay calm, okay?"

I'm getting annoyed by this idiot. Who the actual fudge dose the think she is?! "Fine, I'll stay calm. Now come out."

A ball of purple light appears in front of me. I freak out and walk backwards. The ball makes a flash, and there she is... The mare. She's a purple unicorn with classic golden Equestrian armor. Why is she transparent? "Okay, what kind of magic is this?... Do you think I would fall for it?"

The mare walks closer. "What do you think? Its the magic of friendship."

I laugh. "Your so fake. This necklace is to funny. Who cursed this thing?"

The mare looks annoyed. "I'm more real them you think, Stella Sparks..." She unfolds her... wings? Hold up... She's an alicorn?.... Wait... No, can't be... Is she? No! That's impassible.

"Who are you?" I asked suspicious.

She smiles. "My name is Twilight Sparkle. Princess of friendship and the element of magic."

I shake my head. "Your lying. How do I even know your real, and if you're speaking the truth..."

She uses her magic and my LEC goes crazy. Making allot of strange noises, and showing weird texts. I look at it, it is creeping me out. "OKAY OKAY... So you're real... But ARE you the princess? I don't believe you, proof it."

The mare who claims to be the princess of friendship her self thinks for a moment. Then she has a plan. "Here is something only you and I would know.' She repeats the riddle that was written on that stone door in the temple.

"Before you may enter these halls, you have to answer our calls. For what's beyond this gate, may contain your fate. Only he or she, with an hart of gold, can answer this riddle, the legends of old. Moments came, and moments past. But there's one thing that ever lasts. In life we laugh, in life we cry. Together we stand, never we die. The magic will light our way, even through the darkest day. As long the magic shines in our harts, not even the death can drive us apart. For this magic stays by your side. As long as you follow,-" I finish it.

"And stay in its light..." I'm amazed. How in the entire universe dose she know?! Wait... "So... you're... You are Twilight Sparkle..."

She nods.

"Holy shit! I mean, uhh... Chips. Pardon me princess." I bow immediately.

"Ow, there is no need for that. Please, call me Twilight." She said modest.

Its her, its truly her! This is awesome! An alicorn princess is here, and she's talking... TO ME! "I can't believe you're truly here. Where have you bin all that time? Everypony thinks you died over two thousand years ago."

Twilight rubs her neck and then looks at me. "Uhh, heheh... About that... Let's just that's somehow completely true..."

I raise a eyebrow. "What? Do you mean you're... Dead?"

Twilight laughs a bit nervous and uneasy. "I died in the year 2088 at an age of 108."

I took a good look at her and think for a moment. "So you like, what... A ghost?..."

Twilight nods again. "A spirit to be exactly."

I turn pile as I realize I've bin talking to a ghost or... Spirit in this case. Before I knew I fall to my side and became unconscious.

After a while I woke up. I see Fauna, Flora and Firewall standing around me.

"Stella! What happened?" Asked Flora concerned.

Firewall helps me on my hooves. "We heard a loud bonk so we came to check it out. Then we found you unconscious. How did that happen?"

I look around. Twilight is gone? Then I see that the necklace on the floor, it most have fallen off when I went unconscious. They most be connected somehow. I look at the others. "I... Didn't feel well. But everything is fine now I guess."

Firewall scratches his head. "Are you sure? Not feeling dizzy or anything?"

I smile. "No, really. I'm okay."

Flora seems relieved. "Good. Don't scare us like that, okay?"

Firewall and Flora left the room. Fauna doesn't leave yet. She looks at me. "With who where you talking?"

Shit, she heard us... "What? How do you mean?"

She rolls her eyes. "Come on, I heard you talk when I walked past your door. Who was here?"

Ow no... I can't tell her, at least not yet. Not until I find out what this all means. "I... Was talking to myself. Yes, to my self! I do that sometimes." I give her a fake smile, hoping she would fall for it.

Fauna looks at me for a moment, hesitatingly. "Okay then." She also left.

As soon as she is out of sight I quickly grab the necklace. This is getting interesting. I have to talk to her again, but not here. The others might get on to me. Especially Fauna. I have so many questions, and I want answers. I start to think. Where can I talk to her and not be interrupted? I know! A basement. But do we have one? "ISA, do we happen to have a basement?"

"We do, Ms. Stella. The entrance can be found underneath the staircase on the first floor."

"Thank you, ISA." I said and I head to the entrance and enter it. I make sure the door is locked. Its dark in here... I try to turn on a light, but its broken. Great... I take my LEC and try to use that as licht, but the flashlight on it seems to be dead. I really gotta let this be repaired. With all the other options out of the way, I use my magic to light up the basement. That's better. This basement is dirty, not a big surprise. I hang the necklace around me yet again. The gem starts to glow and Twilight appears again. She looks guilty.

"I'm sorry. It was to mush to take in, was it? You have to understand, I had no other way to bring it, otherwise you wouldn't have believed me."

I got exited. "Its fine, I understand. I just have so many questions. I don't know where to start... How are you linked to this necklace?"

"Have you ever heard of the elements of harmony?" She asks.

I nod. "Of course I did, they told me everything at school. There once where six ponies, each one of them representing an element. Loyalty, honesty, kindness, laughter, generosity and magic. These ponies where the ancient protectors of Equestria, including you. I guess I don't have to tell what they did exactly. I mean, you where there."

Twilight looks at me, wondering. "That seems to be right so far. But do you know HOW we became elements?"

I nod again. "You, and the other five, received their powers while fighting off Nightmare.... Nightmare......"

Twilight helps me out. "Nightmare Moon?"

"Exactly! You, Twilight Sparkle found the true value of friendship. At that moment the inner elements got unlocked and Nightmare Moon was defeated."

Twilight shakes her head. "Not completely true. You see. That necklace your wearing. What if I told you that the gem on it actually is the element of magic. Same thing with the other elements."

I'm amazed yet again. "No way!... So this necklace, is the ACTUAL element of magic? No way! But that doesn't explain why I'm able to see you."

Twilight sits down on a rusty old chair. "That's because from the moment me and the others wore the necklaces for the first time, it bounded to us. It magically attached itself to our souls. So when we died, our souls went to the afterlife, but yet still kept existing here, within the elements."

I get inpatient. "Again, what has this to do with me seeing you?"

Twilight raises her hoof, signing me to hold up. "I'm not done talking yet." She continues. "From the moment we died, everypony thought that we where gone forever. So they kept our elements save in Canterlot Castle on what you call Old Earth. The elements changed form that day. Instead of six necklaces, it tuned into one. With the gems as some kind of puzzle. One day an old night pony psychic visited Canterlot Castle named Nightfall the Mysterious. She told about a vision she had about the elements. A prophecy. That one day he or she, with an heart of gold would rise and serve as the bridge for the six to return to the world of the living and so stop the evil that's growing within the darkness. Many have tried to serve as this bridge, but all of them failed. But you, Stella Sparks. You are the one."

I sit down on a old broken couch. "Hold up... What you're trying to tell me is that I'm that pony the prophecy told about and that its MY FATE to bring you and the other five back to live and stop the Night March from taking over the entire universe?..."

Twilight sighs. "We're not coming back to life, Stella. That's why we need somepony to be our bridge. Without you, the Wielder, there won't be any return anytime soon. We will remain spirits. Even in the world of the living."

I... I don't know what to think anymore... Is this all real? Am I dreaming this? Did the recent event mess up my mind? Maybe I'm just seeing things... " Won't be anytime soon, but you're here right? Your literary sitting here with me in this basement at this very moment."

"Not exactly." She said as she takes off her head piece of the armor she's wearing. "Right now, I'm only able to speak and be seen by the Wielder of the elements, that's you. I'm also able to manipulate some electronic devices a little bit, like I did to your LEC earlier. But that takes allot of energy. When the element is not worn, I'm able to hear any conversations that are happening around it. That's how I know most of the things I'm telling you now, and I found stuff out myself. I'm kinda stuck between the afterlife and the world of the living everytime we talk. Kinda like I'm halfway through."

I'm staring to understand it now. "What's has to be done to get you fully back into this world? Your spirit that is."

She stands up. "We most find the other elements in order to make me, AND my friends to return."

That raises a few questions. "Hey, where are your friends anyway? Aren't they supposed to be with you? Why aren't their gems on this thing?"

Twilight looks at her element, then back at me. "As long you do not wield their elements you won't be able to speak or see them. When the Night March attacked, and the ponies fled Old Earth they took the elements with them. But with no Wielder they where afraid the Night March would find out about the prophecy and might try to destroy the elements. So they took the elements apart, and hidden it throughout the hole galaxy. All six at an other location. Hidden in secret places. so secret, I don't even know the locations of them."

This seems impossible, but I want to know more before judging. "Can't you just go back to the afterlife and ask your friends where their elements are?"

Twilight sighs again. "I wish they could. But like me, they have no idea to what planet their element was send. And finding them is another problem. The ponies back them did their best to keep unwanted ponies away from it, so be careful."

Now everything makes sense. But WHAT dose she expect from me?... "So, long story short... I'm the so called Wielder. I have to bring back The Six from the afterlife, and stop the Night March from take over everything. BUT in order to do that I have to find all elements. go through all corners or the galaxy. probably run into tons of danger, and having a high risk of getting killed almost everywhere I go by ponies who want this power for them selfs OR destroy it. Correct?"

Twilight doesn't like the tune in my voice. "Uhh, yes... You've making it sound very bad."

"Well, I'm sorry for not picking this up the positive way princess. But this doesn't sound like an job that just an everyday pony can accomplish. What do you expect me to do out there? Smack that Night March scum on the head with my bare hooves? I never held a gun before in my life. How am I supposed to defend my self against an evil so great that its actually getting close of total domination of the entire galaxy and maybe even beyond!"

Twilight's ears flop down. "Listen, Stella. I know, and I'm sorry. I ask allot of you, and it may seem impossible now but I have fait in you. There are some ponies I know who might be still alive who can help you out but you have to trust me. Without you all hope is lost and there won't be ANYTHING left that stands in their way of total domination. I beg you with all the good of my heart. Please do the right thing." She starts to bow down to me. The princess of freaking friendship just bowed down... TO ME!... Now I feel guilty... I think for a moment and sigh.

"Alright, I'll consider it alright? Give me one intergalactic day to decide, I have to think about this."

Twilight seems to have respect for that. "Okay, I see the logic in that. But not more then one day, alright? Everyday that passes is a step closer to victory for the Night March. Till that time, bye Stella. When you made your discussion, wear the necklace again. And I'll accept whatever you may decide. No hard feelings what so ever. Good luck."

"Bye." I said as I take off the necklace. I can't believe what just happened... The Wielder, afterlife, elements... I... I have to think. ALLOT. From all the ponies out there... Why me? I'm not that special. I'm just me. I make my way up again to my room. I lay on my bed thinking what I should do next. If I won't help Twilight the galaxy is as good as lost. If I accept her task I might die in thousands of horrible ways... The more I think about it the more pressure I get. Stress is building up, and I start to feel like shit again. Great... I just wish this all was over. Like an dream that ends. Waking up in my warm bed at home. But sadly that's not the case... Celestia, why me?...