Atlantis: a mare's tale
The death of an empire
Previous ChapterIt was a bright sunny day over the sea, few clouds in the sky. Suddenly, a bright white light flashed in the distance. What looked like mechanical fish came roaring by with a tsunami close behind. Riding these fish were ponies. One shouted to another as he pointed at him in Atlantian" You idiot! You've doomed us all!"
"The wave is getting closer!" another shouted " We need to warn Atlantis!" A third yelled "It's too late!" a fourth screamed as several of the craft were swallowed up by the wave.
Two of the craft got ahead, weaving in and out of columns to a breathtaking view, The palace of Atlantis. A massive castle with the depicted treasure floating on top, the very same stone orbiting in the same path as a ball of blue light sat in the center, that immediately turned red at the sign of danger.
Their warning was unneeded as the lookout saw the massive wave. He yelled into a conch "Everyone to the shelters! Everyone to the shelters!" Warning Bells started ringing afterwards. Panic was everywhere as ponies gathered their loved ones and most precious belongings.
The king and queen were knocked out of their stupor when a guard told them to follow. Their son dropped his favorite doll, he tried to grab it but his mother said "Seastone, leave it! Your life is more precious!" Suddenly, a pinkish-red light shone on her and her face went neutral. She looked up at the red ball now glowing blue. Her eyes and crystal she wore around her neck started to glow. Slowly lifted up, she took the ring around his son's arm, who noticed her floating away. "Mother!" he screamed. Seastone tried to reach for her but failed. "Mother! " he cried again.
His father hugged him and said "look away, Seastone." as he watched his wife become one with the ball of energy. The stones surrounding it were spinning so fast, it looked like a blue ring.
A barrier was forming around the palace and some of the city. Ponies were trying to get past but not all were successful. None of them could get past the shield when it domed. As everypony looked at the looming flood, those outside the barrier couldn't do anything but hold their loved ones as they braced for the wave. The wave hit, consuming the entire city as what was inside the barrier slowly sank beneath the planet's crust.
Atlantis was no more.
