Cogs of Equestria: Volume I

One day in Cloudsdale something happened, a miracle of nature, two parents made a little colt. After a month of having him and no name, they discovered he had a special little talent. No other Pegasus could do this to a cloud, he made it glow. Usually Unicorns could do this but not a Pegasus. He was special from the start, even Princess Celestia saw this. A year or so went by and then Firefly’s mother began to act odd. They all thought it was because she was pregnant with his sister. Then one day they got a letter from the princess herself, inviting them to live in Canterlot. She wanted to see him and his talent grow, to observe him a pupil. On the way to Canterlot though, something happened.

They did not get word that the Pegasi were having a thunderstorm that day, midway through the flight, a barrage of lightning bolts assaulted the carriage. One of the royal guards were struck dead, the other was mildly shocked. The carriage was shattered, Firefly’s father was a Unicorn, and he had no chance, for his magic was no use up here. But as Firefly fell, he saw his mother flying away, struggling. Then, the guard grabbed the little colt, and tried to fly, but he was extremely delirious. They saw the ground, then, blackness.

When they awoke, it was day time; Firefly looked over at the guard, who had fallen on his wing. He grunted in pain, holding his wing, and then looking up at Firefly then said “Listen here little colt, we got to get to Canterlot. Now you have to listen to me in order to do this, okay?” Firefly nodded. Firefly was a small colt; he had a dark grey coat, with dark blue hair with sky blue highlights, and dark hazel eyes. Looking forward, he saw his father’s red bandana hanging from a branch. He walked over to it and jump up to grab it but missed. He tried again, this time using his wings to lift him higher. Though he was young, but it worked; he grabbed it and tied it around his neck. It didn’t quite fit and hung from his neck, but he didn’t care.

The Pegasi were in some forest; it looked like the Everfree, seeing as Firefly lived far from Canterlot and it was on the way. So they started their journey to Canterlot, knowing that Celestia would send help. But they kept going, for days it felt, eating just about anything. Along the way they got to know the other and created a bond. The guard’s name was Spinning Vortex; he got his name from spinning around a lot as a colt. Later on he was known for creating amazing tornadoes, and then was recruited into the royal guard. Celestia wanted to try some new techniques in battle and thought tornadoes would be fun. Celestia does know how to put up a good fight.

They kept on, not knowing what would happen, hoping the guard was coming. There was no guarantee, no guarantee even Firefly’s mother made it. All the two ponies had been hope. But then one day they stumbled upon something. A thing that would change them forever… they found a little hut in the Everfree forest. The ponies did not want to enter it, they began to go around. Then… it came out… a Minotaur…