Book one: Ponies of Autumn Twilight: Intro [[Redited]
Equestria or...what is left of it. The Princess one day vanished without a trace. No pony knows what happened, the sun and the moon start moving on their own... nights and days get longer...get hotter, then get colder... threats from all over the land start gaining power... Ponyville sacked and destroyed. Manehatten Sacked but part of it stands... But now it's like the dark ages hit it again... Other cities sacked and destroyed no pony knew what was happening. The bearers tried everything. Twilight, she tried to become the princess she was meant to be. She took up the path of the Princess breaking off the friendships with her friends... Twilight didn't want to do this... But she felt she had to...
Down the Line Discord lost his mind... His magic started driving him crazy…he was losing it...The pain was too much for him. The idea of being this thing...hurt him... He couldn't fly anymore…magic worked differently now... After the Princess vanished... The ley lines started to make magic go insane... Chaotic Darkness...any magic...was Haywire... Twilight didn't even understand it. She spent every waking day doing this... Reading writing and then... One day Discord lost it and caused Canterlot to fall off the mountain and fall landing right in the forest... The forest grew and grew consuming the very city. Every pony there...lost dead forgotten. But it didn't stop the Princess. She built a new city…it took years and she called it... Krynn. She didn't understand why. The town was built with metal and reinforced. But after all this, she fell ill, her wings...vanished and died. But no pony even knew where her body went...
Rarity down the line...lost her mind... She demanded perfection... But there couldn't be any... When she learned that all she wished to do...was her art... Ponies started wanting armour weapons...and clothing that was dark ages. The minds of the ponies in her eyes they have become too dark to the truth. She formed a religion. The religion of true art and beauty. After this, she died... But her religion is the main religion through Equestria and forced... In some of the main cities…still under the control of Equestria influence... But that is rare... Her horn is used at the main cathedral. They have twisted her will into thinking she would return one day and bless them with beauty and honour.
Fluttershy, she grew closer with the animals that had always been her friends. She learned to become a Goddess through the animals and she vanished into the forest... Those around her formed a Religion. Those that follow her they tame the beast and become beast masters. The beast masters worship and care for the forest... They tend to be all ponies tribes...some even Zebras. They do allow hunting since…ponies during this time have grown a love for meat.
Applejack oh, poor Applejack. The need for apples started to become less and less. The need for her to farm it to care for it started to become harder and harder for her. She started to fall in pain and disarray. But before this happen she formed the guilds. The farmers’ guild that would bring food to the masses. The adventures guilds mage guilds... Her very idea made it so every guild had a pony just for that one. But the guild that became the main...the companions’ guild. You had to follow her tenets before you became a hero of the companions. Be honest, be strong, and never allow a lie to beat you.
Pinkie Pie...became a case...of unknowns, she just vanished one day and the idea of a party was lost in this world. But Pinkie herself has become known as the speaker on the wind... The idea of what comes from it. But when ponies feel Joy her will is there... She is thought to be the one that brings ponies luck...but all the ones that bring ponies their fate... They will cuss her name...when fate takes them... Fate is but what death sees... Maud...the pony of Death...after all the things that have happen... Maud became the pony of Death... She found a magic...to form a new land of the dead... It's called Between Rocks.
Rainbow Dash... OH, Rainbow Dash... Her loyalty became the premise for what is called the Flantoons. Ponies that can only be Flantoons. The Flantoons to be the guardians of the sky. The floating cities that remain in the clouds... The clouds have had spells to put on them to allow none flyers on them. But not all of them are under the Equestrian influence. The Flantoons have heavy armour weapons swords... They consider themselves full of honour and only allow those of honour to be graced in their light of the sky.
The three tribes.
Earth ponies: They have become stronger since the Ley lines have changed... The world around them is darker and eviler than it used to be. The threats of the Everfree forest are now more deadly. It's no longer called the Everfree forest...it's called the Forest of Death... Since the name has been forgotten in history. Earth ponies turned into Knight's warriors some just lowly farmers that have to fight off the threats of the forest or the thief that wishes to steal...
Pegasus pony: Oh...these ponies are hard to understand... The ponies become whatever they wish... But the magic... The magic they can't control the weather anymore. They still fly but…some get weak... No pony can ever do a Sonic Rainboom again... Thanks to how the magic works...it's destroyed the ability for Pegasus to fly like Rainbow Dash used to. The Pegasus help with guarding the towns some even turn into Thieves. But they're full of honour and full of hope in their hearts.
Unicorns: The unicorn's they can no longer do the magic they used to... They have trained for years to even get to the how they used to be. Some unicorns have become very stuck up even more so than they used to be... In main city kingdoms they get pretty petty and snobbish but the smaller little towns... They are every day normal worker in the towns, the bakeries, the bars... They're normally run by unicorns. But most of the leaders of the city are also lead by Unicorns.
Magic: The change of magic. The Ley lines changed to the point that it makes it harder for unicorns to use the magic. The magic that unicorns used to use it has been much harder for them to use it. Basically, TK is still used, though. That is the basic that never needed much. Magic like teleporting is only used by those...that understand how to use the mix of the magic around them. The magic can only be used with pieces of the world like for ice rocks and so on basically it's harder to do it. But those that can...are adventures.
Factions: Equestria is one of the many influences. They only have one large kingdom. That is the large city that Twilight built. With many different little towns and some big cities up and down the mountain. Ponyville was rebuild after it was sacked and destroyed... It was turned from Ponyville to Grace Fields. It's the main food production for all of Equestria.
Zebra: Zebra's lost most of their homes and Islands to a strange storm that destroyed have their lands. Zebrecia and many other parts of their lands are now legends. They live together with the ponies in many places the ponies refuse to live in. They have a lot of jobs of making potions and being the very doctors of the lands. But they have two leadership roles.
Thieves: Thieves are many different things. They are pirates some that cause stirs and are the weapons in the darkness that are normally used with the leaders don't wish to be in the middle of the ahem trade... Pirates steal from the trading ships that trade with other factions. Not much is known about them... But sadly they can't be stopped.
Changelings: The Changelings changed so much...they no longer go for love... After their Queen vanished...from a strange battle. They formed a religion and allied themselves with the Dragons. They no longer try to steal love they are mostly nomads going from place to place in deserts their bodies more hard-shelled and they become more bug like then pony like.
Dragons: Dragons have become more to themselves they only live in the dragon lands... They lost the bloodstone scepter so there is no longer any leaders for them to keep them in line. But they don't trust ponies anymore. There is a group of dragons that still work with ponies thanks to Spike... But it's rare to see them working together. The dragons lost their ability to speak...
Dragonkin: A race of ponies and dragons...that were created by a mix of magic and science. These creatures protect the dragon like cities that are located in the dragon lands... Their main city is called Dragon Spine in their dragon speak... They are normally never seen but ones that leave the lands…are outcast... But normally they're killed on sight before they leave.
Griffins: Griffins they have vanished but some swear they have seen them... New Griffin stone is empty and no pony dares to live there from how deadly it has become... It's full of deadly creatures that no pony even knows... The griffins are still there...but they are hidden in the world.
Crystal Empire: The Crystal Empire is gone shattered what is left behind is a new faction that renamed themselves the Crystal Empire these...ponies are very xenophobic they didn't allow any of the religions in their lands... They normally kill whoever shows up... Cadence grave sits right on the throne... It said... The traitor who gave us up to Grogar.
Grogar: Grogar has taken over Yakyakastan adding it to his city of Tambalon. He has only taken a few cities since he showed back up. But he is a deadly leader his kind only show up when...they wish to take over other cities... Grogar has been silent for years. After he forced Cadence to give up the Crystal Empire. Shining Armour now works as his second in command still alive. Their daughter is the Queen of Equestria.
Bat ponies: After Luna vanished…they still come out at night... They're called the Children of the night... They worship the mare and sometimes try to force other ponies into the name of Luna. Her religion is called Nightmare Moon. Some of them still work for Flurry's heart but most of them left Equestria's faction to do what they can.
Discord: Yes, Discord has his own faction. After the issue of magic, he formed his own land. He calls himself the god of the land of Discord...a land that is the chaos Capital of the world. The new heroes are sent to deal with his ahem...test and if they live...and return with one of his scrolls then they become part of the heroes of the land; but that is rare.
Breezies: The Breezies have turned into a tyrannical rule... The change of the magic has made them bigger and large creatures that would steal children in the night lay their eggs in them and then eat them from the inside out.
Diamond Dogs: Exterminated by Tirek
Tirek: His kingdom splits the very land. He allows caravans and trade to pass his kingdom if he is given most of the food and trade. He no longer wishes to steal the magic of the lands... Since the magic of the Alicorns is gone... There is no longer any powerful magic... Flurry Heart was the last... But she never learned like her mother...
Flutterponies: After all the magic changed these ponies formed in a strange valley. But they're a legend to the ponies.
Xulkul: The evil leader of the dark lands...of death... He is always at constant war with Grogar... They never work together to fight. His minions, dark and twisted... He was the creator of the Dragonkin. His main force... The Doom Brigade, led by Thulk a Dragonkin. If you see them coming...run....run fast...
More factions will be seen later in the story.
Commerce: Money the money is different types of gold copper and silver. It's used by all the stores and guilds.
Friendship and Harmony: Friendship and harmony still exist just not like it used to be... It's rare to see but when it happens... Equestria sings... The elements of Harmony are nothing but a legend now.
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Now the story.
The gods have vanished from the lands. Many wars broke out... The war of the Crystal Empire...that forced Cadence to give up her crown... Then the death... Her death is called the day harmony ended for the crystal Empire then the crystal heart was broken and given to many collectors that wish to study the past. After all this, the world has gone back to its peaceful ways after so many wars have stopped.
It's now 4000ACD after Celestia's death. The forest has grown all around Grace Fields, some parts the forest seem to avoid the farms and the farmer's but it's been so long.
Now in the new home of the Queen. Her commanders speak to her.
"My Queen... The Dragons have been spotted. They seem to be in talks with Grogar...we must act!!" One of the ponies said.
"No, we need to focus on our own borders. The corruption in the towns in our borders needs to be dealt with." Another pony yells... The Court gets very toxic and angry.
Flurry Heart stomps down her hoof and the ponies go silent.
"There are so many threats in our new world...ponies... But how can we take care of all of them?" She gets down from her throne.
"The only way I can think of...is to call heroes to our cause... Heroes that can save us in our time of need. "She said and walks down sitting on her throne.
"Leave...me..." The court nods and walks out the guards leaving as well. Her horn glows and a window opens and a purple dragon's head pokes in... He spoke...
"You normally don't call me Flurry, what's wrong?"
"Something awful... Spike... We need heroes." He blinks, nodding. As she calls over a scroll and ink... She writes something in it and then a spell makes an entire pile of them.
"Please...blow fire on these and let the magic scrolls find their heroes."
Spike did so…causing the Scrolls to fly. One of the scrolls open.
"Ponies... Zebra's...whatever else...wishes to heed this call. We are on the brink of...war...a war…that might destroy our First age...we may never see the second or third age... We need heroes... We need you to heed our call in the name of the Queen... Don't expect money sexual wants or glory... Being a hero in the eyes of this Queen who sacrifices everything for our home. Please come to Krynn. Please come... My... l... I mean...my friends..."
Pony Lance
Writer: Megaskullmon
Editor: rainbowscoots1
Proof Reader: Ziggy
Book one: Chapter one: The Call.
It was a calm September morning. The leaves started to fall from the trees. Ponies no longer had to do the running of the leaves thanks to the strange issue with the Ley lines. The birds flew and chirped calmly. It was slow to harvest for the farmers. Ponies only knew peace... They haven't seen a war in many years. The ponies have changed their diets from only veggies apples and so on... They now have grown a taste for pigs, Cow meat since they lost the ability to speak years ago and many other types of meat. A cock crows as one of the first heroes wakes.
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First hero.
A light blue Pegasus mare wakes up... She slept near a large stallion... This mare was sadly known as a slut... But she worked on one of the farms. She got out of the bed stretching her body. She has many scars from battles she used to be in. She is a hero of protecting her farm from thieves and many creatures. But she refused to settle because... She enjoyed the finer taste in life... That's why most call her a slut since... She sleeps with many a stallion to please her wants of the flesh. Sadly the idea of marriage has slowly died. Mare's have foals without the stallion anymore. But still with marriage being rare love is not... But this Pegasus has no love in her body. A stone hearted mare that has given everything for her farm... Doesn't care for the idea of little ones. She calmly gathered a pan with her mouth and placed it on the stove. She grabbed the wood and placed it inside to get the stove to heat up.
She opened her freezer like room. That had large blocks of ice cubes. She grabbed some bread she made herself and eggs. Going back out to the kitchen closing the door. Starting to fry some eggs and butter the toast she makes from heating it up over the stove. On her rump a cutie mark, the cutie marks are different now... They appear the same way... But they no longer feel that they show your true destiny. Ponies no longer believe in it. As the egg's fry, she heads back inside her bedroom and looks through her clothing. Ponies are now forced to hide every part of their bodies.. Unless you're in the main cities... The small town's you can be like she is now..
She pulled out her cross bow..along with some bolts. she was what most ponies call an archer. She placed it on the table and then grabbed some old plates that..her grandparents saved from the old Equestria. She placed her cook egg's on there along with the toast. She then went outside and went to a pond by her home. dipping a kettle in the murky water. She placed it back on the stove to heat it up to boil the water. The water in Equestria became toxic after Equestria split. Sometimes they have to get water from other nations. The only part of Equestria's water that is not tainted is the main city, She left it there for awhile and thought a bit of what she needs now. Ah, she needed to wake the one she slept with.
She went to the bedroom and shook him gently.
"Wake up.." He opened his eyes and got out of the bed and went to her kissing her deeply.
"How much do I owe you?" He asked softly.
"Hmmm about six silvers, a mare has got to make a living somehow." She smirks and he nods going through his bag and bringing out some coins placing them on a counter.
"Take care, Silver Flight." The stallion said gently and walked out, she made the bed... Without being a unicorn that wasn't an easy feat. But she was strong and didn't wish to be coddled by anypony. Her tea kettle went off and dosed the logs with some water in a bucket. She then grabbed the handle with her mouth and poured some hot water into a wooden mug. This was her breakfast. Sitting on the chair her cute mark of an arrow...covered by the strange chair. Calmly ate her food.
Drinking the water as well she closed her eyes enjoying the taste..because this could be her last meal...
She left the dirty plates on her table grabbing her crossbow with her mouth and put the strap around her neck taking the bolts as well. It was time for her to do her work. She went outside of her home... There was already a few ponies working on the farm since..many farms linked into one. Her chore? To kill whatever tries to harm the livestock. So she basically was a guard.
She got to her post and stood there. She sat on a stool that she normally sat in for her chore was to watch the sheep. A strange note landed right behind her and she lifted it up with her wing and started to read it... She blinked getting off the stool. She rushed to a horn and blew it as the ponies rushed to her.
"Whats wrong?!" They seem ready to battle.
"A letter from the Queen...it landed right beside me." The ponies whisper to each other and one laughs.
"So the slut thinks the Queen is calling her.." The unicorn comes past the others and uses the magic to try to take it from her but it glows and forces him back he gasped. "It's true....then... It picked you." I nodded and since she knew it was in the capital of Equestria she went back to her home and gathered a set of saddle bags and gets herself in a set of clothing. She sighed a bit not liking wearing this stuff... She enjoyed being what she called free. She looked back at her home sighing, was this going to be last time she sees her home? She closes it, locking it.
Heading her way from Grace Fields flying into the air and flys all the way to the main city... Seeing the world under her vanish.
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Second hero.
Deep inside the deadly forest that used to be the Everfree forest... There are poachers broken away from the normal hunting zones. They hunt and attack many different creatures of the forest even Manticores for their teeth. But as they put the bodies of their kills in a pile to let them drain off the blood. They smell the strange scent as they turned around to see Timber wolves attacking them and killing them while one of them runs. But they're trapped by a Zebra mare. She has many gold braces all over her legs and neck staring at them. She has scars on her neck chest and even her sides. She has a smell that is very awful. Since she baths in the evil water. The stallion is scared to death seeing her... She is pure Zebra. She has no symbols on her rump... That was lost with their home as well as the way of Shining. She lifts her hoof to stop the Timber wolves from attacking.
She spoke in a soft exotic accent.
"You trespass on the land of the Goddess...she has given you...lands to hunt..." She stared at him her eyes full of softness no anger... She didn't wish to kill him. "How do you plead?" The stallion shakes scared to death. She left and the Timber wolves attack and kill the stallion. While she goes to the bodies of the dead creatures. Chanting a calm nature spell having the earth swallow them. She then walks back to her home. Just a tunnel she is known as one of the beast masters. Just the presence of them allows the creatures around them to even understand them and talk with them.
She sits in the old tunnel. Eating the mushrooms to others if they eat these they would get high or very very sick. The thing with the beast master's they have been eating all this stuff for all their lives..to the point, they will never get sick. She blinks her ears perking, hearing a bird tweet she is able to understand what it said.
"Letter from the Queen!! All Beast master back to the tree!!" The Zebra lifted up her hoof and a large buck comes up behind her as she gets on the back of the buck and rides the buck all the way to the middle of the former Everfree forest. In a clearing is a village protected by a powerful to spell protect the grove. Cleansing stream's try to bring clean water... Food is all over for the Beast Masters. She gets off the buck and bows to them. The buck runs off into the forest... There in the middle of the small little village is a tree..a large tree. With Yellow leaves and covered in flowers...
One of the guards speaks he is a Griffin like they said... Griffin's haven't been seen in many years... They act as guards now for the grove. Well, what is left of them of course. The Zebra calmly walks to the tree as the guard speaks.
"The Queen has called for a hero...one of the letters found its way here... The Goddess herself holds the letter. Bring forth yourselves if you wish to be a hero for the queen." The Zebra walked ahead because other's seem to stay away. The tree spoke in the voice of Fluttershy.
"Ah....one of the daughters of the grove wishes to be the hero... Name my daughter." She closed her eyes it's been years since she used the name and then remembers.
"Zuki Zuki, black tail.." The trees pony face smiles and lowers her branches to give the letter to the new hero... It starts glowing showing that she is chosen. Rune's show on her body to show the spell is forcing through the natural magic in a Beast master and she opens her eye's after it finished glowing. The runes on her body going back to normal. She looks up and the smile from the flutter tree shows her face.
"Everypony." The Griffin coughs.
"Okay Everybody I mean...please go let me Speak to Zuki." They all nod and Zuki is left to speak to Fluttershy. Fluttershy waits till the ponies and Griffin's leave. She looks to the Zebra and sighs softly. She transform's herself back into the pony she used to be forcing her hooves out of the ground. Zuki's eyes go wide seeing the Goddess in her former body.
"Come with... I got something to show you Zuki." She nodded and followed Fluttershy into the deep forest. She followed Fluttershy deeper into the forest and they come to a large set of ruins that crumbled into the forest.
"Take a look at that Zuki what do you think this large set of stone is?" Zuki took a calm look looking closely and looked back to Fluttershy, shrugging.
"It's Canterlot... The magic of this world..had enough of what the ponies did... So in Discord's anger, he broke it off from the mountain and set many things in motion... Twilight building the city above... Then her vanishing and losing her very wings. I know where the wings are hidden... They're hidden from the mortal eyes for a reason... So ponies that did so many crimes to the world... Don't remember the peace they had... It is the will of the Goddess and the gods... Meaning it's also my will..." Zuki looked at the yellow pegasus who had flowers growing from her mane... She was pure beauty in the eyes of many that stared at her...
Fluttershy turned to look at Zuki and sighed softly speaking. "I didn't wish to become part of the issue for this world... But with so much going on... The gates being broken...and scores of creatures making it out and killing it was going to happen... I feel it's time for you to meditate and talk to Zecora.." Zuki's eyes went wide...talking to Zecora the elder that lives through her spirit being in a plant.
Fluttershy leads Zuki through the forest to the former hut of Zecora the tree has grown to be beautiful. The door wide open.
"Go...once you're done... I shall send you on your way." Zuki nodded and dropped everything, even the rings from her body. She would go see Zecora as the pure one... She goes inside the hut and inside there are many potions-making ingredients." Two graves show there... They say... "In memory of Apple Bloom... Mare full of wisdom struck down...during the Grogar wars." She looks to the next one. "Zecora friend and traitor... She was killed when Cadence lost her mind and struck her down. Giving her the name the traitor." She sighed closing her eyes taking the old herb smashed putting all the herbs in the bowl then takes the smasher.
She finds a smaller pot pouring water into it. Placing the smashed herbs into the pot and starts to mix... It starts to turn green and the smell is gross... But to her, it smells wonderful. She waits for it to start cooking a bit and lays down to rest a bit. Her eyes wandering to everything in the hut... She couldn't believe a Zebra that left her home... Would be here... But she heard stories..of how the main six had help from her so many times. She looks up to the pot and it's steaming now. She pours some into a wooden cup and holds it's it with her two hooves together. Taking a deep drink from it. A long drink closing her eyes and the drink takes its effects. Her spirit is removed from the body. As she walks through the land of the spirits. Walking through the forest to see Zecora's spirit chained into a plant... Zecora hasn't spoken in years. She doesn't even remember her own name... The flower looks up and starts to speak.
"Oh Zebra spirit.... I welcome you.... What brings...you to....me?" She is unsure who she is it's easy to see in the eyes of the spirit. Zuki breaths softly closing her eyes.
"The Queen is calling for heroes... I need your wisdom." Zecora sighs and thinks a moment... She softly starts to speak... The exotic accent there... But the rhyming is not.
"The only wisdom I can give you make friends...from harmony. I know Friendship and Harmony in Equestria? The past that's what mostly kept the world going... Then it started to drift away. The ponies started to think sex money...and glory of battle was the only way to get harmony in the world. It's sad to see the former Equestria full of love and hope..turned into a broken world... Go with my blessing."
Zuki nodded calmly and she woke up. Slowly standing and walks out of the Hut and Fluttershy stands up smiling.
"I take it went well." She nodded.
"She said...make friends and bring harmony back from the old ways." Fluttershy sighed nodding and the two went back to the grove and Fluttershy planted her hooves in the ground and turned back into the tree.
"Go child... Take this." She offers Zuki a feather. Zuki takes it and closes her eyes. Fluttershy speaks again softly. "Use it to get yourself to the castle." She nodded and trotted off to a cliff. Tossing the feather into the air and magically transforms. It transforms into a large creature that she lands on... A roc...creatures thought to be long dead after the world died... But instead of dying they turned into feathers that are rare to come across.
She flys the roc to the castle to get ready for her journey.
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Third hero.
Deep in the mountains of Equestria, there are many mines. As well as built in rock homes. The ponies...these earth ponies they call themselves the Exiles. But not by force but by choice. This community is full of mostly just earth ponies. They work around heavy lava pouring down in large pots. Many of these ponies are blacksmiths weapon makers and heavy hitters. Each blacksmith has their own anvil our hero here. Has a heavy black stone anvil hard to find it very hard to forge. He is pure white his mane pure white as well as his tail. His cutie marks a large hammer smashing into an anvil. He was forging armour for the guards that protect this little community.
They don't care for outsiders and they don't consider themselves Equestrian... They may be exiles but they call themselves Lava smiths. This one lava smith is tall large and in charge. At least to some. How they breed. Many mares offer themselves to the strongest stallion in the lava smiths. But the males only choose the female that can make the best armour and weapons. But right now his friend near him a grey mare. Who has been his friend since foul hood... Finds it funny how he attracts so many but turns them down.
She walks over to him and softly nuzzles his side. He blinks setting the hammer down and he smiles softly. He had a soft spot for his friend. She spoke gently as he would listen to whatever she said.
"Hammer....you're slacking..." He blinks looking to the armour and there is a little dent and he shrugged.
"What you go ta hot date or something Mallet?" Mallet giggles. The names of the exits normally name themselves after tools..or what they grabbed after they were birthed for awhile. Mallet looks away, blushing.
"A stallion took up my offer of becoming his lover..and hopefully it will come down to a contract of love." He smirks how they did marriage, they did contracts life binding ones. If a divorce type thing happen. The one who felt hurt the worse..had a right to kill them in combat.
"Well I hope he is better than the last one..that gave ya a foal..." She smirks.
"He didn't even have a chance to stick it in another female." She puts a hammer over her shoulder that has ahem...something forged into the hilt. Hammer whistles laughing softly. She goes back to work the hammer smashing into her anvil to get some of the armour impurities out and then a large gong is hit and they both look up. As the leader is calling them.
He puts his hammer over his shoulder and many of the ponies walk to listen to the leader. Of course, when he does a few mare's offer themselves he rolls his eyes. The Exiles don't understand the idea of privacy. Hammer stands by his friend as they both start to listen to the old leader. Who has a beard that goes down to his hooves? He speaks up loudly.
"The Queen is seeking a hero... I shall drop this...and see who the magic picks." Hammer just stood there shaking his head and walks away but the note follows him and lands right in front of him and shot strange magic into his body causing the natural magic..to form on him and slowly stopped blinking. Everypony looked at him and Mallet trotted up to him and smiled.
"You have been chosen, Hammer..." He blinked. Then the leader calls.
"Hammer...come." His ears perk up looking over to the leader. Slowly heading up the stairs. to the throne of the leader. He looked around his eye's glowing from the beauty of the golden throne and the fact the entire throne room for the leader is made from gold. How they elect the new leader is what they make... This one has been the leader for almost 100 years. Hammer slowly gets in front of the leader sitting on his haunches.
"Now.... Hammer being chosen is not an easy feat... You haven't done anything to be a hero yet... But the magic has picked you... But that doesn't mean you are ready in my opinion. I want you to go into the caves with your hammer and pick fight the creature's down there harvest their metal scales. Then build a weapon and armour out of it. Then I will say your ready when you're done with this." He sighed and headed down to his anvil and grabbed his pick along with a bag and sets them in a strap on his back.
Mallet comes up to him and blinked. "Where are you going?"
He sighed looking at her and smiled.
"The caves...it seems I have to gather scales and make armour." She blinks and snickers. He rolled his eyes and walked down the old accent steps. The steps were built after Equestria fell apart... The Exiles grew tired of the Princess but..the ponies today don't remember that..this was built in secret. These ponies even thought the main six were tools of the princess' grand plan. Now they stay silent unless a letter from the Queen shows up its rare for that to even happen. The Exiles wish to be forgotten but he will be treated like scum to the high society ponies.
He walked down into the cave and there are sounds of screeching and hissing. There are torches that light the wall's but these tunnels have been taken over by these creatures. The torches made from a strange type of magic that was found after Twilight vanished. She had many books that earth ponies could use. But sadly the only magic that Hammer learned is how to control the lava during his blacksmithing. He walked deeper into the cave and he came fast to fast with the scaled creatures... These creatures Wrym's a different type of dragon that wasn't as smart... But these creatures stayed to themselves and be more considered as pests... The creature attacked him, he jumped out of the way and with his front hooves he smashed into the head of the creature dazing it.
He then quickly pulled his hammer from the holster on his back and smashed down hard. The creature died quickly and he grabbed his pick after killing it and smashing into it. As the creature had no blood it seemed to be made from silver itself. Every smash of the pick brought out more scales. He set his bag down placing them in and looking around calmly to see if he could find more. Put he remove all the scales from the poor creature. He put the pick back on his back and walked deeper into the cave. No pony remembered what this cave as even more in the past. All that ponies knew this cave was deadly for years.
He came across bones of another and looked up seeing another creature. He took his hammer and tried to attack... This one was a lot smarter it..backed up and then tried hitting him but when it hit the skin of the stallion. The runes of magic around him glowed. Earth ponies have learned the magic of protection. It's to protect them from the hot lava that normally falls on their bodies... It's how they fuse their armours together. He smashed down on the head of the creature. Hearing more behind him he turned and saw a room this cave lead to..he held the hammer charging at them. He was able to smash into two of them killing one of them... But this one a little older open it's mouth and sprayed a silver stream of searing silver.
He got out of the way quick and smashed harder into this one..looking at the Silver hardened at the spot it did hit. He thought about if for awhile and dipped the head of the hammer in the metal and pulled it out before the metal hardened. There is now a hard coat of silver on the hammer. He then took the pick and smashed into the bodies he killed taking the scales. His bag was slowly getting very full. He looked up picking it all up and setting the rest on his back. Going deeper into the cave finding a room.
But when he tried to go in a spell kept him from going in... He sighed and walked back but the thing about this... He was told the creatures come from this cave... Maybe that spell keeps the mother of these things at bay. He headed back out and went to the anvil and he worked hard on the anvil. Forming the scales into an armour and keeps working it over and over putting it in lava and then water to cool it...
He spent hours working on the armour. He finally finished it and set it down and started working on his sword. But his friend Mallet came up and nuzzled his side...
"You need something you eat Hammer." Looking towards his friend, he smiled.
"I am almost done Mallet, go get dinner going... I will be there.." She smiled and trotted off to a little building made from large stones and he smiled. Smashing the hammer on the sword folding it over and over to remove the issues. He finally got it finished. Carrying them into the building. Inside it's like a small peaceful hovel a fireplace that has the smoke go up outside. The table was made from pure stone with the chairs as well. The beds made from stone. Since they lived on stone their whole life... Their bodies feel the same like always.
Hanging on the walls are all his creations. Armours weapons, even a shield. A big stove used to cook food that is made from stone having set of meat being cooked on it with soup. He sits at the table and sighed laying on the entire bench waiting for the food. His friend Mallet seemed to be rushing around and then sets down mead a drink they invented stronger than cider. He took a drink from it and sighed. Mallet brings the food over and pours the soup into the bowl cutting up the meat for the both of them.
"Mallet you and I both know... The exiles haven't left this cave for so long... I will be the first one..in many years that has... Am I the right one for this?" Hammer said with an unknown look in his eyes. Mallet looks up from eating the meat. The ponies of this world back after the end of this war by Grogar... It took years for them to grow anything..because of the magic put in the Equestrian lands..from that battle. They had to learn to hunt and eat meat.
She softly spoke. "Hammer....this may get the ponies on the outside to respect the exiles... I don't even remember why we came here to start with." She went back to eating calmly and looking up to her friend as he ate and he sighed softly.
"I think I am going to have to fight the leader... I wouldn't be surprised if he forces me to train..." Calmly eats the rest of the meal and drank from the mead. Closing his eyes to think a bit. Then opens them as he felt a body against him and his friend softly started to cry.
"Mallet.... I will return I promise." Mallet pulled away, nodding. He smiled and put on the armour putting the sword in a scabbard putting his bags on the sides and taking his hammer and pick with him. He went up the stairs to the leader and the leader was in his chair. He looked up and came down the long stairs. He softly spoke.
"You have made your armour and your weapon... Now it's time for you to go." He blinked.
"Wait... I thought you would want to battle..." He turns looking to hammer and sighs.
"Hammer you need to go... I know nopony has been out of the mountain for years. The way to go out is easy... Head down from the stairs here and go right ahead... The wall opens up and leads you right out of Bleak Mountain. There will be something out there for you to ride..but it might break down before you get there." Hammer nodded and walked down the stairs. He went to his anvil and clicked a strange button on it. It transformed magically into a strange little box and placed it into his bag. Earth pony magic...the exiles have no idea how it even works.
He went towards the wall and the door had magic rune's form and brazeer's around the wall light up and dust and rocks fall opening the door leading outside. He closed his eyes sighing. Walking through the door's and ponies watch him leave when he gets fully to the stairs the door closes behind him and the door just vanishes. He walks up the stair's and makes it outside of bleak mountain..30 to 60 miles from him is the city of Equestria on the mountain. He looks beside him to see a strange steam bike. It looked old not well kept.
He slowly got into it a seat in the middle to hold their stomach he put his four hooves in the holder's so he can turn and move. He pulled a cord that started the bike up and steam came out of the strange tubes. He drives off and all that is left behind is the steam from the machine.
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4th and last hero.
In a tower in a large castle known as Hubris. The castle owned by Tirek the former villain of the world. Now kind of a good king but demands a lot of what Equestria has to offer. In one of the towers that is a mage tower, a few of them are found around the lands of Equestria. But not all mages are trusted. There was a sudden boom!! Smoke filled the tower a young wizard unicorn mare. Coughed and sighed looking at her potions and found herself a bit angry. She was light pink with glowing eye's that showed the magic in her body. Her horn had many decorations on it like rings put all around it... She wore amazing silk robes. But even though she was still a novice with magic.
She had to light the brazer's back up she chanted a spell with her front hooves waving around and put dust in her hooves and blew causing a fire to form lighting the brazer's. She sighed going back to her potion and looking at the concoction. She wanted to try to find a way to make pure magic... But there was no way to mimic the magic of the old days. It took strange powders and rocks or whatever they could get their hooves on. It took science and magic to be mixed to get this type of fabrication of magic. She growled angrily to herself and started to cuss in an old tongue that no one even knew but a wizard..
She heard a large horn and knew she would have to see the king of Hubris. She went down the stair's and there she stood with many other ponies and many other creatures to speak to the one the only Tirek... He somehow grew a large size without the magic to steal. He became full of wisdom and kindness. But he didn't care for Grogar and the dragons... He spoke.
"Hear me...my subjects....the Queen of the formerly peaceful lands of Equestria has sent out a letter looking for a hero..." The mare sighed it was easy to tell that she was a wizard. "I will let go of this letter and let the magic choose the hero." He let go of the letter and the wind and magic..went right to the wizard and she gasped and her body glowed brightly. Runes form on her body and shivers in pain as it mixes with the magic she uses and the fact she is a unicorn. Then it stops glowing.
"Guards....bring her to me..." She was lifted by the large centaur guards... Setting her down in front of her king. She gasped and bowed to him. He lifted his hand basically to say for her to stand up.
"Your name." She gulped, speaking.
"I....i...I'm Powder." She gulped deeply, staring at her leader. She heard stories about him about his past... But he seemed kind and gentle in his old age.
"Powder... I need you to do this...maybe it will stop the ponies from thinking me as some monster that steals more than my fair share. For I do what I do to keep my kingdom protected. I may have been a creature of threats and evil in the past... But after I was released from the hell I was forced into... I saw what the other minions of that hell did to the lands... I no longer wanted the power... I no longer wanted to see the end... Of Equestria... I want you to go in my name..."
Powder nodded and went back to her tower to gather everything to get ready to go. Then another horn blew she gathered everything and went to the throne...gasping, seeing Grogar and his second in command, Shining armour. She hid and spied...
"You aren't welcomed here Grogar." Grogar the demonic goat being laughed darkly.
"Oh but my friend... I am just here...to say a war is brewing.... I want you to keep your gates open...for my soldiers. Having to bypass the swamp of death... Is not something I wish to do.."
Tirek laughs softly.
"Go home Grogar... I will not open my gates for anypony or creature starting a war... I won't allow my subjects to be in the middle of it." Grogar laughs and Shining armour and him left... Shining armour no longer pure white he was in a suit of magic armour but his head wasn't covered. His eyes glowed bright red his face barely even normal. Powder shook and shivered... She didn't even want to see him again...
She chanted a spell and blew powder forming a creature that she could fly on. It was... Um...a mistake... half dog half goat half snake with large wings? Very small as well but she used it away and flew off.
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Equestria
Equestria, a former land of beauty friendship and Harmony. Now just a deadly world of so much has happened. While the hero's make their way in the sky and on the ground. The forest growing large apples from the former lands that Applejack used to work on. So much pain these ponies had to go through. Some old ruins forced their way through the grounds some Equestria fell into the ruins. The old ruins are from ponies that used to live there... The ponies that fought and beat Grogar the first time.. By using a bell to beat him.
But that bell is not what kept him away... After the old world destroyed and the ponies that died out in this land... That was Ponyland at the start... The three tribes found their way here..but never found the bones...till after many years the world started to break up a bit and the old ruins of Paradise estate came up from the ground...full of old bodies of the dead. This was on the way to the castle ponies stayed away from it...
The mushromp formed too but its former magic user was gone...the rabbits stay to this day, though. Fluttervalley returned..but the Flutterponies changed so much. So may creatures of the old started to show up. But back to our heroes.
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Krynn
Krynn the city created by Twilight Sparkle. Even if the ponies have forgotten her... All they know is that this city was built but somepony with a great mind and full of wisdom. The city is held in place in the mountain by heavy bolts that are forced deep into the side of the mountain. Kept together by a strong metal foundation. A magic waterfall that falls down the city like the old one. That cleanses or tries to cleanse the water. The main cities water is not toxic and they ponies of this town refuse to share their pure water with the masses below.
There is a red light district within this city sells drugs and some other things. It's not something that Twilight was aiming for when she built the city. It was made to be just like the old city of old. There are different districts a district that is set for the rich. Their places of work that they own are down this line. While deep in this area is a run down area that holds the poor and the sick. Flurry is not told about all this... Because the court wishes to control the surplus population that gives them money. The politics of this world has become harsher then it was... Not everypony gets what they want... To some, you have to beat the government to get what you want.
On the other side is part of the army. It is blocked off but it's where they train. In the castle, itself is a large Library that holds books that Twilight wrote herself. Most of them and the history of Equestria but those books are in a magically sealed door... The rest are just old books that she wrote about her adventure's with her friends... On how Discord used to be a peaceful creature. It shows how the world used to be... It also talks about the first war. That caused the Princess to vanish and cause the world to become like it is... It's something that many ponies don't seem to care about.
Then there is the castle itself. Made with stone and pure steel. The frame is metal but the rest of mortar and brick. It gives it that old world feel. The reasons for the world turning back to the. The moat pure water and next to the castle a large cave that holds Spike's home inside. He is the only dragon left that remembers the past and all his old friends..like Ember and others vanished. How he still lives he has no idea but he thinks Twilight is still there. The drawbridge is made from metal and wood. It seems to have a lot of marks to former sieges that have happened through times of many small rebellions to remove Flurry's, heart. Since not all the ponies of Equestria care for her.
Deep under the city in the pony made sewers is a rebellion lead by the Red hoof. A large group that is trying to dethrone Flurry's, heart... Because of her connection to her father and Cadence. Many of the ponies down here used to be Crystal ponies. In a case is part of the crystal heart. They're hoping that someday they could rebuild it to reclaim the Crystal Empire from the frozen north. The leader Flash's great, great grandchild he had with Lyra. Since during the war, Bon-bon lost her life. He calls himself Strings. He doesn't even remember his family of the past... So much history is lost to them... Even why the Crystal Empire was given up, to begin with. There are so many books and history reason's why cities got taken and given up on...
Manehatten...was just completely sacked...
Many times the world blames the leaders for the past... When there are deeper reasons for what happen. But this is not our story... Our story right now is to focus on a new war that is slowly brewing that could cause a confrontation of something that could cause the second age to be just as deadly. Our first hero comes to the city flying on her Roc. Of course, many ponies have never met a beast master and they won't treat her very respectfully. So hopefully no one gets in her way and pisses the Zebra off. Oh, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?
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Zuki and Krynn
Zuki calmly landed in front of the gate's as the guards try to stop her and she stares at them
"You need to be wearing something miss." She just keeps moving and smashes her hooves into the gate forcing it open and looking at them.
"I only listen to my Goddess, not your silly customs." She gave them a calm stare as the two guards gulp. She walks into the large city full of ponies walking everywhere wearing different types of clothing. Some stop to look at her and she hears whispers.
"Oh....look at that...freak...those stripes their garesh." Another spoke.
"She is naked." She stares at them and walks towards them they both gulp and she lifted up the letter from the Queen.
"I am one of the chosen of your Queen... Tell me how do I get into your castle?" They gasp and run off. They don't wish to piss the Queen off. She is known for punishing those that treat outsiders poorly. She sighed and looked around the strange city. She had no idea how she was going to find the castle. She walked through the city not even seeing the large castle. She studies everything with her eyes seeing the ponies that seem living in riches and splendor she then..walks into the bad part of the city... Most of the city is run down..there are even decaying bodies in the streets. She blinks staring at all this... She sees a mare crying and sobbing she trots to her. This mare had been beaten and left for dead.
She gasped and opens her bags and makes a healing tonic and puts it in her wounds. She puts the mare on her back and rushes out of the broken part of the city looking for a pony that cares. She yells out.
"This mare needs help..she is dying." The ponies just stare and keep moving on her way. She growls and focuses on the beast master within to find a place to take the wounded mare so she can be helped. She sniffs the ground and rushes to find the healer. It took her awhile but she found it and rushed in.
"Doctor....she needs help!!" The doctor looks up rushing to the mare he looks at her and calls for his nurses to help her in.
"Thank..you we will take care of her...where did you find her?" Zuki sighs.
"Some broken part of the city where the dead is left to decay." The doctor frowns and shakes his head.
"I am sorry to say...but that is a normal thing in our city... I wish we could help them more." Zuki went outside the doctor blinking watching her leave and the Zebra mare treks inside. She chants the spell roots even if the city is stone on metal form over the bodies. She walks through the entire area and hears stallions chuckling.
"Well..well.." She looks seeing a bunch of ponies that seem to be a gang ready to beat her harm her and do much to her. She just watches them. She is surrounded...
"A mare offering herself to us...you got something to say for yourself?" The Zebra chuckles softly and they look at each other. She speaks in a strange way and lifts up her hoof. If those that could understand her she is saying. { Rise...rats of the streets...rise birds of death... Rise dogs...hungry and angry..take your fill of the filth of this city.} The stallions blink as a large group of rats come out of nowhere and start attacking them eating them and large ravens come from the sky clawing them and attacking as the dogs come out of the darkness to kill them. She then speaks again. {Protect the weak...kill those that hurt others...clean the filth from this area of the city.} Guards watched this and they thought she did a spell on them.
As she walks out of that part of the city she is confronted by the guards.
"You...are under arrest." She blinks looking at the guards staring at them like their crazy.
"For what?" She asked softly.
"For bewitching the creatures of the city." She blinks her eyes going wide.
"I am a beast...master....in the right of the Goddess I have every right to do with the creatures as I wish... In the name of Fluttershy and your Queen." She shows them the Letter.
"I am one of the Chosen...as well." The guards gulp seeing the letter. The captain of the guard showed up and she removed her helm she is an earth mare... With many scars on her face.
"Come with me miss Beast master... I will help you get to the castle." Zuki nodded and followed the captain as the other guard's gulp knowing they're in deep shit if she complains to the queen about the state of the bad part of the city. She followed the guard into the castle there is a statue of the Princess Twilight, Cadence, Luna and Celestia. She looks at them wondering who these are and she kept following seeing the guards and some servants. The captain of the guard lead her to a big room. As maids rush in as they draw a bath of pure water...
She blinks and looks at the water sniffing it and goes in bathing the water gets dirty extremely right away as the maids clean her.. To get her ready for the Queen. As she is not happy about this. She sighed to allow this to happen.
"We are waiting for the other heroes before we take you to the Queen." She blinks and shrugs a bit not understanding but now we focus on another hero.
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Silver Flight
Silver Lands in the city and she calmly walks into the city looking around calmly. She passes a Zebra that is getting insulted by the masses. She gets out of the way of a steam bike and she cusses softly. Looking around she had a beauty that most of the mares of this city didn't have so she got a lot of stares and she blinks. One of the stallions comes up to her and offers a few coins to her and she looks at it and smirks. She had her urges her wants..but she had to ignore them at the moment.
"Maybe later handsome.." She winks and walks off trying to find the castle. She noticed a bar and headed inside. She looks to see a stallion with a hammer walking out of the bar she shrugs and goes inside ignoring the stallion as she goes into the bar seeing dancers this was a strange bar. She sat at the bar and a mare bartender came up to her.
"What can I get you miss?"
She smiles.
"Your strongest beer you have." The mare smirks and Silver set down some coins waiting for her drink. Watching the stallions a moment she has never seen so many stallions in one spot. They seemed to focus on the dancing mares. She rolled her eyes never thought she would see this in her entire life. She looks at the drink and blinks sniffing it and takes a drink from it and loves it drinking more laughing softly.
"Hmm very good. I have had stronger." She smirks at the bartender and she laughs.
"Sadly miss they water down the drinks here..so...yeah... You won't find any good beer and such unless you find a smuggler." Silver Frowned and sighed drinking from the drink.
"I am trying to find a way into the castle..but it seems the way in is hidden." The bartender chuckles.
"It is..but you have to either do something awful or be lead there by the guards." She blinks as she sees a guard being tossed in here and hitting the bar. She rushes out and sees a thief that is one of the new creatures of Equestria. A dragon kin. The Dragon Kin growled.
"I am not here....to fight... I am here to find the Queen...now let me through.." The guards back off and one leads the Dragon kin as he beat the ass of the guards... Maybe you have to prove yourself to the guards to get inside? She sighed not sure how to work this she looks around calmly trying to find a way to be known. A guard comes up to her and slaps her ass with his hoof and he smirks.
"I can tell you offer yourself." Silver blinked staring at the guard. Was it the outfit she was wearing? Did they think all farmers just offered themselves... She grew angry and she was trained by her mother who was a former guard of this city. That left because of the corruption. She twisted her body and smashed into the guard shattering his armour. Staring at him, her eyes full of anger.
"Yes... I do offer myself but....not to corrupted guards...that tossed my mother out...who was a guard of this city... Now I am going to ask this kindly..." She lifts up the letter and the guard gulps deeply. "I was Chosen by the Queen now...let me in the castle before I put a bolt between your eyes and watch you die."
The guard gasped and smirks and leans into her.
"Hmm, I like feisty mares..maybe sometime when you're done with this hero thing... We could enjoy each other." She smirks and winks at him.
"Oh, maybe big guy..but let's focus on hero work..rather than pleasure... Even those... I'd rather have pleasure.." She leans into him to give him a kiss and pulls back smirking.
"Oh trust me... I'd rather have pleasured myself right now..but the Queen needs her heroes." He chuckles.
"Maybe later then." She smirks and follows him. She looks around the city seeing so many different ponies and she is stopped by one of the many rich mares of the city.
"How dare you wear that in my presence..."
"I am from Grace Fields....the filth that grows your food gives you your meat..." She stares deeply into the eyes of the mare and slaps her with her hoof across the face forcing the mare on the ground.
"So fucking treat me with respect... I work so you fucking ponies can eat." The guard laughs and shakes his head.
"Guard how dare you...let her do that to me arrest her!!" The guard stares at her.
"She is one of the Queen's chosen...if you want to complain do so to the queen." The mare growls and walks off heading to the castle.
The guard sighs and shakes his head. As he lead Silver to the castle and inside. She sees the Princess never thought she would even see the likenesses of Cadence in the castle... She knows how she looks... She sighs softly and followed the guard. As they go inside the room and they see the maids cleaning the Zebra as the guard smiles.
"Take care miss."
"My name is Silver Flight... Daughter of Flame Arrow." The Guard's eyes go wide.
"I am sorry...for your loss then..." He walks out and she sighed..her mother was killed because of the corruption of the city... They came not so long ago to kill her because the nobles wished to silence her of their corruption. But she wasn't home at the time... Just knows what she was told from her dying father. She lays on the couch watching the Zebra who is blushing softly as she is being watched... Now we shift our focus to our other heroes.
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Hammer
Hammer finally made it through the hill to get to the castle. It wasn't going to be hard he was surprised the contraption was still running he got odd stares. He then almost rammed into a pegasus mare and she cussed. Then the bike slowly broke down and stopped. He got off it looking around. He was getting odd looks by ponies in the Shadows and one came up him and whisper.
"Are you here..for the arena?" He blinks, staring at the pony and shrugged.
"I guess I am here for that?" He follows the stallion to the underground arena he is followed by a guard that is in a normal outfit. While he is brought to the underground arena under a graveyard of the old. He heads down and sees the ponies cheering and chanting for death and battle. He watches this and stands there watching a group of ponies fighting. One of them got their head sliced off and he watches with a blink as the body was dragged off. The announcer speaks and laughs.
"Ooooh, that was a nasty battle... We got some new blood ponies... It seems one of my ponies found an exile in the streets. Please welcome him." Hammer went through the door after walking through the entire thing to get here he was in his heavy armour. Pulling the sword from the scabbard he waited for the first to come. He set the sword down first... Then spoke up.
"How do I get to the castle? I got this letter from the queen." He lifts up the letter and it glows brightly causing him to have the runes on his body again. The Announcer spoke.
"Oh, my ain't this a turn ponies we have a chosen one of the queen...shall we sent...metal claw at him?" The Ponies cheered as the guard was watching before starting the raid. The door opened up and what came out was what a dragonkin made if they willingly mated with a pony. They may already be made like a pony-dragon through magic and science but they're known as Half ponies. Hammer blinks and grabbed the hilt and they all yell blood as the two charged.
The large half pony attacked with his large mace and Hammer keep dodging over and over. He then did a large swing in the creatures leg being able to cut through with the silver. He creature yelled and the pony was too fast for him. Hammer started to chant in the exile. If those that could hear..it. He would be saying. { OH Stone...gain me your might.} He formed a stone mouth holding the sword tighter and then slicing the mace out of the creature's claws as it flew. Hammer is one of those ponies that has been training all their lives... This half pony may have trained in an arena but he fought creatures of the mountains... That were a lot more deadly than this. The creature fell bleeding from the wound and ponies screamed to kill him.. Hammer looked to the creature. It said.
"Mercy...." Hammer looks up hearing they want this creature to die. He stabbed the sword into the ground he spoke out in his deep voice.
"ENOUGH!! I am an exile from the bleak mountains. You dare tell me to kill something that is already beaten? If this is the queens' kingdom no wonder why war is brewing and that she needs heroes... He snorts and walks off as the creature stands up grabbing his mace and charging as Hammer took his hammer from his back and turned around smashing the silver into the hammer it shattering along with the bone that held it.
He then grabs his sword and slices the other leg forcing him to the knees and without remorse stabbing into his chest. Putting the hammer back on his back with the sword.
"Now... I am going to find a way into the castle." Ponies booed and then the guard just smirked and watched as Hammer left and refused the money. Heading out as the guard followed him.. The guard was a impressed mare. As she walked beside him.
"I hear you're looking for the queen?" Hammer looks to the mare nodding. He then blinks and chuckles.
"You're the first mare that is not offering herself to me. The Exiles way of ahem you know they offer over and over and do that to expand the way's of life." The mare blinks, blushing gently.
"I am sorry but If I wanted a stallion I would want it from love." He smiled and chuckled.
"I am hammer you got one?"
She smiles softly.
"They call me Golden spear... My mother was a holy woman..part of the religion of Rarity. But I didn't wish to follow in her hoof steps." Hammer smirks and nods.
"Maybe another day we can speak of our homes. But I feel I better get to the queen." She smiled, nodding.
"I agree." He finally got a good look at her fur it was pure gold.. her eyes purple. He smiled flirting a bit... He really hoped he would see her again. She leads him into the castle as he gets into the room and the Zebra is finally out of the bath. She looks clean and smooth. As she sits on a chair...
"I will see you later hammer." He smiled and looked to the two mares who stayed silent. He removed his helm and set it down looking at them thinking this will be awhile.
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Powder.
Powder finally landed after awhile and her creature vanished. She looked around her cloak having the symbol having where she lives..and she gets spit at by the ponies.
"Go home... Centaur lover.." She blinks covering herself with the hood. As she gets into the middle of a group of monks. That are dressed in one colour that is Rarities main. She follows them thinking this is the way to the castle. She follows them into the church of Rarity.
Everything in the church is Rarities old sewing machine. Looking to see parts of her old store. They worshipped her dresses and all the follower's dressed in her clothing. No pony knew how this became like this... But this happens soon after the city was built and after her death. It seems some ponies were looking for something to make them happy.
Powder calmly sat in one of the pews and watched the ponies worship their Goddess. She found this amazing if the ponies wished. She watched them sing some songs... But she didn't understand what they meant at all. She didn't understand their type of speech. Since common is her second speech. Her normal speech is called ceuntarish some words screw her over and she has an accent. She just sat there listening till a pony came up to speak.
"In the words of the bible of the dress.. Rarity had to work hard on learning how to make the fine art of a dress. But the path of this wasn't hard to do for her... She is a Goddess after all. She didn't wish to learn the path that is normal. But when it comes down to the idea of this... She would worship the dress... We must follow her and worship every dress she ever made. But to keep us open brother's and sisters we need your offerings."
Ponies with offering plates go around taking the money from the ponies. But the money from Tirek's land is much different it's not Silver copper and gold. It's what is known as a new form of money. Made magically it's formed through magic and it's the shape of very small books.. That are Tirek's magic himself... It was offered to her and she placed one of them in and there was a gasp. They pull out the money and stare at her...
"She...is part of the enemy to the streets!!" They grab poor powder and take her to the middle and start whipping her she screamed in pain and guards rushed over. As the letter fell from her cloak and the leader of the order saw it his eyes go wide and yells.
"STOP!!! She is one of the queen's chosen..." Their eyes go wide... They're more scared of the queen then Rarity herself. She gives the bleeding mare who is sobbing the note back and left her there.. As a guard went to her and stroked her neck.
"Shhh shhh, it's okay." She opened her tear filled eyes looking at the guard who is a calm mare. "I'm sorry you had to deal with that order. I noticed you have a letter. But first I will take you to the doctor to deal with your wounds..from the whipping and then take you to the Queen... She nods, crying still as the guard helped her walk to the doctor and the Doctor went to her.
"Doc she needs some help..the Rarity cult...beat her.." The doctor looks up.
"Do you know why?" She sobs and lifts the money from her hand out of her pocket and they stare at it. The doctor holds her closer hugging her.
"OH, I am so sorry they did that to you... Some don't care for ponies from Tirek's land." In the ears of a pony in this land... She would sound like she can't speak much.
"I..not now...why..hurt me.." He sighed not understanding her since the barrier of their ways of speaking is not easy to learn. The mare is smart she just doesn't know Equestrian that well. The Doctor looked to her face to face.
"Do you understand me." Powder shook her head. "I am going to need you to remove your robe...so I can clean your wounds...are you okay with that?" She nods removing her robes showing her bleeding body. As the doctor took a salve, rubbing it into the wounds as she groaned it hurt because it started to magically fuse the wounds together. She felt the pain of this. As her wounds fully shut but the scar's stayed as the doc helped her put her robe back on and gave her a hug.
"You don't need to pay me okay?" She nodded. "Who is she?" He looked up the guard.
"I don't know."
Powder pulled the letter out of her pocket and tried to speak.
"Chosen.....hero..." Is all she knew in Equestrian. The guard reads and smiled.
"She is one of the Queen's heroes... Come with me, miss." Powder nodded and waved to the doctor. The guard lead her to the castle through the same path. Her eyes studied everything and seeing Twilight she heard stories from Tirek about him battling her and losing. She felt scared seeing the powerful statue of the mare. She was lead into the room where the other three just kept to themselves and saw Powder come in.
"I will let the Queen know you are all here."
All four heroes in one spot was it destiny? No pony really knew... The thing is these ponies didn't even speak. Silver Flight had more on her mind... Pleasure... She always had the want of the pleasures of the flesh. Zuki felt trapped in here without nature she layed in one spot not sure what to think. Hammer looked at the creations he looked at them with great distain no stone... Just soft looking at the stone of the walls, though. He noticed some of it was created by the exiles. Powder just stood there and not sure what to say she was shy and hid in her cloak and layed on one of the chairs. her eyes glowed softly from the cloak. A guard walked in.
"The Queen will see you now." The four look to the guard and follow the guard.
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The meeting.
The Queen is working reading reports her guards seem to just stand there. While Spike is hanging his head in the window. She starts to write on a paper and sets it down to Spike for him to burn and send somewhere. She keeps reading reports as the door opens up and they look up. A guard speaks up.
"My Queen your Chosen."
The four walk in. The Queen looks at them closely none of them bow. They walk forward and just stand there... Powder seemed to keep to herself.
"Greetings... My.... I mean...greetings friends." Flurry smiles softly.
Then Silver Speaks.
"Great.....so it is true the traitor's daughter is our queen." Flurry blinks staring at the farmer and the guards come to her putting their spears at her but Flurry lifts her hoof.
"Stop... I think you learned wrong miss?"
"Silver Flight...one of the farmers that give half our crops to this Goddess Forsaken city." Flurry walks to the mare and smiled.
"Allow me to tell you the truth." Her horn glows brightly. Showing the final battle of the crystal Empire. Half of the ponies are dead..of the Crystal Empire, the Crystal's heart is shattered. Shining armour was dead and then brought back to be one of the minions of Grogar.
"As you see...we weren't ready for Grogar...we never understood at how strong he was... He came after my mother with all his power. She was broken the fact that she even lived as long as she did till then. He struck her down without mercy and then told the survivors that she surrendered but..now she didn't she died...she was murdered..." Flurry looks to her and stares at Silver Flight.
"I know who are you Silver...the daughter of Flame Arrow and Silver sword. So your father probably told you that the guards murdered your mother..." She chuckled softly.
"That is faults he did it... She was going to leave him and take you with her. He was doing some questionable things that affected the farms to this day... But sadly I can't do much because of the courts. If I didn't have the courts I could take care of all my ponies. I know you won't take my word on this... Since it's been so long... I also know my word is not trusted around the land... Because of my court. Because they do what they want in my name. But...that's not why you four are here."
She walks back to her throne and sits down. Lifting a map in her magic.
"Grogar is on the move again. He is in meeting with the dragons. The Dragonkin that don't follow the dragons are upset to the point Xulkul sent his minions for the moment to ask for help. But I told them I had hero's chosen... So they will defend their lands... But the biggest thing... I need from you four... Is a war is brewing? I don't know how this war will affect my lands this time around. But I know...if we don't do something with this evil something will happen... But before you go I need you all to agree to fight for honour and friendship. Not for sex, not for glory, not for gold."
The four listen as she brought up the mission.
"There is a part of Equestria that is reforming you could say... It was called Ponyland... There is a castle called Dream castle... I need you to go there..but a warning to you... It's stuck in Autumn and Twilight. Time changes there... First, go to Paradise estate and find what you learn... We need to find out how they beat Grogar the first time... Are you all willing to do this?"
The four look at each other and Powder walks ahead and speaks.
"I..." She tries to speak Equestria. "See goat...talking to master. He...wants gates open." Flurries eyes go wide...her horn glows to let her speak normally.
"Say it again my friend."
Powder speaks and blinks her accent is still there but she is able to speak.
"I saw Grogar... He was trying to ask Tirek for safe passage past the gates to go to war. It was the North gates... He wanted to go to the former Griffin lands like something was found there." Flurry gasped, looking to Spike who is worried.
"You know something we don't know then." Silver spoke up. "I won't do a thing till you tell me what is up north." Flurry sighs.
"You know that Alicorns have horns and wings right?" They all nod.
"Twilight's wings...are up north there is a magic in them that Grogar wants. He wants them to break the seal on his city so he can fully open it and bring more of his minions. We can't allow him to get the gates. But I will deal with that... I need you to four to agree to what I asked."
Silver sighed.
"I may not like the Idea... But I will I guess..."
"I will as well." Said Zuki.
"In the name of the Exiles, I will."
"I will for the gates..."
Flurry smiled.
"Thank you ponies....you will be given rooms to rest, eat and you will be given supplies then I want you to leave tomorrow." Four guards come and one of the guards is Golden spear smiling at Hammer and the other is the Guard that flirted with Silver. They took them to the rooms as Flurry sighed and leaned into the chair... Spike looked at her with a smile.
"You're too stressed Flurry, you need to relax... I am sure they will find what is causing the old world to return." Flurry nodded.
"Hopefully they will learn how to send Grogar back into his city... So we have time to save whoever is left at the ruins of the Crystal empire." Spike nods and burps up a report.
"Another report it seems." Flurry lifts it up and sighs.
"Another tax increase I will see if I can bypass this one."
The four went to sleep hammer and Silver enjoying pleasurable company for the moment. It was a peaceful night... But in the darkness spies are everywhere. Crows flew back to Grogar.
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The crows
The city of Tambilon or some called it Tamb. It was a community of dark evil creatures some ponies that joined up with Grogar they wore dark armor..and all sins are allowed in this city... The young trained to be minions of the army no art allowed unless it is used to make Grogar look amazing in his own mind.
In his throne room, he sat in his chair his throne..and drank from a goblet. As a crow flys in.
"Ah....one of my spies... Speak..."
The crow caws and shifts. It was a pony with trees coming out of its body a creature known as a druid... Some are evil some are good..but the evil ones...became like this.
"The Queen has found four hero's master... I don't know what they wish to do... But she found An Exile...one of Tirek's minions...a slut...farmer and a Beast master. What do you wish master me to follow them?" Grogar chuckles.
"No no, I have an alliance to try to form through words or force...go my pet.." The pony bows and flys off.
The lines are set the battle is ready... Are the heroes ready to take on an army? There are more dark things on Equestria then just Grogar Flurry has no idea what they will find in the old lands of Dream valley. Dream Valley a land lost with time..after the sun stone was not returned to Fluttery valley. The ponies failed their quest before their journey could start.
Some stories are still told today, though. The door leading to the land of legends Crunch the Rock dog... There is so much more that they will see... Even creatures of the sea... But no one will know..if they ever will return.
Book one: Chapter Two: The Quest. [[redone]]
"The Quest is on...don't go alone and avoid the old man in the cave."
The sun slowly rose from the magic that Flurry's heart uses. The sun goes into the sky and then starts moving on its own. She seems overworked and in pain from using the magic. Too much stress gets to her she waits for the heroes to come back to the throne room. Zuki was the first to walk into the throne room calmly waiting for the others. Powder walked into the throne room. Golden Lance comes in with Hammer behind her and he smirks at her. Her gold cheeks blushed deeply. Silver Flight came into the throne room alone. She smirks.
"Sorry, Queen... I tried out your guard... So I doubt he will be coming to work anytime soon." Flurry heart face hooved. Spike looks at her and chuckles.
"Soooo, one of the heroes is crazy..." Silver smirks.
"Not crazy enjoys the pleasures of the flesh." Flurry sighs.
"Now the first part of your quest... I wish you to go to the ruins. They're deep in the forest of that new land that is forming. So please try to learn the name and if my hunch is right... Only a few have seen it and got attacked by something. I want you to be careful It seems Hammer has gained the eye of my guards." Golden launch blushes deeper.
"No...no... It was...just..." She looks to hammer and sighs smiling.
"If he comes back that is... I would honour being someone to love him." Hammer chuckles.
"See...that's what I want myself... Not just offering them to me..like we did last night talking. Talking instead of the pleasurable company till the time was right." Flurry blinks.
"Then why is she blushing?" Golden chuckles.
"He keeps telling me how beautiful I am..." Hammer nods.
"Anyway ahem...please stay safe... I want my heroes to return... Oh... Spike give me the box." Spike blows some green fire and it forms a small box. Flurry hovers to them and she smiles.
"This box..holds spikes green fire... So when you have a letter open it to burn the letters to have them sent back to me... I wish to know what you find and everything you learn... So please stay in touch as much as you can." They nod and Hammer places the box in one of his bags. He gives Golden a tight hug and heads out of the throne room.
The others follow him and they head out of the city. They stay silent the four don't know what to think... First, one to break the silence is Silver Flight.
"So...it seems...she wants us to be friends....but I don't know either of you." Zuki looks over to Silver and nods.
"I don't understand friendship really... Even if the Goddess flutter shy helped build the friendship." Zuki said in a calm exotic voice.
Hammer calmly spoke. "I am willing to work with you three. We need to try to be friends." Powder looks up seeing the Raven watching them she whispered softly.
"Whatever we do...we need to be calm...one of Grogars spies are watching us..." She looks up calmly to the bird the others look up and blink Silver nodded.
"I figured that's what they are... I see them before his underground minions attack the farms... But that has come even more war... But first, to get to the south...we need to ask Tirek if we can use the gate."
Hammer sighs.
"I am happy the bleak mountains aren't blocked by his walls. Is it true Powder he built that kingdom in the middle to stop wars?" Powder looks up she tries to speak correctly.
"Y...es...he ant o ar." She sighs as the others look at her and Hammer smiles and pats her on back.
"We will teach you how to speak like us." Powder blinks and smiles nodding finding the road that leads to Hubris kingdom. The sign says it will take four day's walking on hoof a day if by caravan. Powder stays silent even after the talk as they walk the road... The road is calm and made from bricks. Tirek paid his ponies to pave the roads... To his kingdom.
"I remember reading stories of how this world used to be so much peaceful... Now here we are on a former villains road heading to his Kingdom and asking him to let us use his gate." Silver said with a bit of anger in her eyes. Powder wanted to speak but she couldn't. But as they walked a caravan from Tirek's kingdom passes them heading to the farms to gather their share of the food... Silver had always wanted to speak her mind to them... But she is now a hero... She can't just shoot her mouth off to them.
The guards walking with the caravan wave to Powder and she waves back with her hoof. Silver stares angrily at Powder and she blinks hiding her hood. Zuki doesn't seem to understand the dislike Silver has for Tireks kingdom... Then Silver speaks.
"Explain to me the best you can... Powder...why Tirek felt the need to steal from the farmers that try to make food for the ponies of our kingdom and his hmm? Why we must give almost half to him... When the farmers have to hunt for meat and give our veggies to an Equestrian city and his kingdom." She seems very angry...now
Powder tries to speak correctly.
"O...l..d..ag.ee..men..s..past d..als.." Silver blinks at her as Powder tries her best to speak Equestrian. Hammer tries to translate.
"I think she means it's an old agreement from a long time ago right?" Powder nods... Silver grew even more upset and stopped talking right in the face of the young wizard mare... Her soft tender eyes looking like she was about to fall apart.
"How....dare you....you creature of hubris...you call yourself a pony..." Powder had tears fall from her eyes... Hammer gets in front of Silver staring at the Pegasus.
"Silver...she has...no idea why he does this...stuff why are you getting angry at her?" Silver grows angry her chest heaving from anger. But stares at Powder seeing her about to break down. " She didn't ask for her leader... She was born there... I am sure... You can tell she understands what you're talking about... Now maybe Tirek could explain it more..when you get there."
Silver snorts but sighs and goes to Powder and gives her a gentle hug.
"Sorry... I forget that Tirek doesn't control you he just leads you." Powder nods.
"Come..let's get going... I don't trust these roads..." Hammer said looking around. Powder blinks and magically cast a spell to form a thing of paper writing and lets Silver read it.
Silver reads it out loud. "Maybe we should stick to the roads...if we don't Grogar's minions that got trapped over on this side of the wall... Will try to hunt you down... Even if you stay on the roads... Keep weapons ready and armed... The roads to the swamps are the worse...before we reach the east gate." Powder smiled that she found a way to talk to them. Silver looks over to Powder who was smiling. Silver sighed. As the letter vanished and she smiles.
"It seems she is a smart mare..." Silver said with great reluctance in her voice. Hammer looks around as Zuki seems to make bird sounds and birds calmly land on her head and they speak in her ears.
"Hmm...the birds...say they can't fly in the south...strange creature's forming from the strange magics. Also, they have said no bandits along these roads... But they do warn Dragon kin are walking the road..one of them being the ambassador to Equestria.." Silver grew angry hearing that.
"Those...fucking half pony half dragon monsters dare say they have an alliance with us.." The birds keep chirping.
"Oh, they say by the way...watch out for the falling spiders." Silver blinks and as they walk they get into the forest area. The forest. down this way is called demon forest... Mostly because of the giant spiders. But these spiders are called Venom walkers... They won't attack unless someone insults them or wakes them up... They mostly eat the giant bugs that formed after the magic went crazy... They can even speak... In fact, one of them speaks now.
"Hey, ponies!! Zebra.." They look up to see a Venom Walker speaking and coming down in front of them to get them to stop. "Excuse me for dropping in. Wanted to warn you Grogar has minions in this part of the woods. Follow our webs and you can bypass them. To make it easy follow me." He said as a dragonfly the size of a pony flies by them and the venom Walker grabs it with their webs and drains everything and he burps.
"Excuse me...anyway follow." He drops the body as the four follow the Spider...into the webbed part of the forest. They follow him into the kingdom and the guards seem to have a strange armour made from stone. They don't hold weapons or anything else. The spiders watch the four calmly while they study the ones coming and they get to the back gate... But they a giant spider queen walks behind them.
"Hmmm, you must be the chosen heroes of the Queen of Equestria.." They turn to the Queen and Silver blinks looking like she was scared of them but stayed silent.
"Yes...we are.." Hammer said calmly.
"Ah, I have a job for you if you don't mind helping other in need." Silver sighs never thought she would do this... Zuki speaks softly.
"What is the job?" Zuki asked seeming ready to do anything for Fluttershy. The Queen looks at the guards and nods.
"Deep in the dark part of the caves. There is a small war being raged between the Mole diggers and the rats. I want you to go in there and see if you can stop that little war... Since it was created by Grogar's minions..." Powder gives a nod to say in a way she will help. The others nodded as well.
"We will help...but we won't fight any of Grogar's minions if their there as well.I don't feel we are ready to take on any of Grogar's minions." Hammer said with unsure in his voice.
"I agree." Silver added. Zuki speaks up calmly.
"We will go in..but we will not stop it... It's not easy to stop the war... But if we have to face a minion of Grogar that got stuck on this side of the wall then we must remove them." The Queen nods.
"I will have some of my guards go with you...to protect you on the way... You might run into some their troops. They can be easy to take down..taking one down brings another faster than normal. But I do warn you...even though they're stuck on this side of the wall... They will fight like crazy creatures." The group of heroes nodded as they were lead by the guards of the queen to head to the cave.
Silver sighed and spoke up whispering to the others.
"Do you find it..odd that we are following spiders?" Hammer shrugged with a smirk. Zuki shrugged as well Silver sighed. "I wish I could find a stallion to sleep with... I need a good rump." She smirked looking to Hammer and Hammer just stared at her.
"No offence to you Miss Silver... I'd rather wait until I fall in love." Silver snorts shaking her head.
"Aww so sad..." She smirked and folded her wings to her side. Hammer rolled his eyes following the three mares. He keeps forgetting that he is the only stallion in this group. He grabs the hilt of his sword in his mouth and waited for the guards to get them to the cave. Silver had her crossbow ready. Zuki seemed to be listening to the creature's of the land here... She blinks and softly spoke.
"Stop..." The guards and the others stopped she listens closely to the birds." There is an ambush waiting for us ahead.." She listens closely and blinks.
"It's Grogar's minions... They seem hungry and close to death.." Zuki lifted her hoof and called out calmly and a large bear walked up beside her and she whispered in the bear's ear and the bear nodded rushing into the woods ahead of them and there was screaming and roars of the bear. As the creature yelled.
"KILL IT!!!" But it was too late the dark evil creatures that looked like ponies and creatures on two legs rushing passed the heroes screaming and crying as the bear chased after them. Zuki spoke like a bear roaring and the bear nodded grabbed one of the weak ponies by the mane and pulled them back. The pony was a weak mare. Her body was covered in scars her body was pitch black... Her eyes were the same.
"Thank you..." Zuki smiled to the bear and he rushed off as Zuki put her hoof on the crying mare. Softly began to speak.
"Don't worry miss...we won't hurt you...but we wish to know..." The dark mare who seems to be full of darkness and turned into a minion of Grogar. She seems to have been a Crystal pony. Her eyes full of tear's as her voice is harsh and broken. Zuki gave her a gentle smile and wrapped her forelegs around her hugging her gently. Letting the mare cry she has learned from our Goddes that even Grogar's minors have been forced into working for him. She kept hugging the crying mare. Silver Flight looked around calmly she then looked at Hammer staring at him. Her want for sexual intercourse was big in her life. But she went to ignore her fans of the finer things in her own mind. She watched around them holding out her crossbow and Hammer was speaking calmly with Powder trying to teach her Equestrian. She didn't take easy but the mare kept trying and finally spoke in a normal voice full of pain.
"Grogar....wanting to start...shuddering...wanting to shatter the world... He is gathering...what is called the Goddess and the elements of harmony. But you never will stop him... He already has Laughter and Magic... Please... Please kill me!" She started sobbing again and Silver Flight lifted up her Crossbow and they heard the sword of the bolt releasing and it hit the mare and she screamed breaking from Zuki's forelegs and going crazy so much pain is seen in her face. As blood drained from every part of her body. The magic that was in Grogar's chosen is not a stable magic. It broke shattered every vein and part of her brain and she screamed staring at Silver flight with a smile after it was all done... She fell to the ground and her smile stayed as her body pooled and turned into nothing but fluid blood and dust. The body became one with the earth as the others stared at Silver Flight. Zuki sighed and Hammer blinked. Powder had tears fall from her eyes.
The others stared at Silver Flight of course none of them seemed angry. It was bound that she was going to be killed anyway. Zuki sighed and gave a gentle prayer for her soul. She stood up and gave Silver a nuzzle and smiled.
"Lets go...and stop this war between the Mole diggers and the rats." The guards that came with our heroes hidden behind a tree it was to the point they rolled their eyes and the guards sneaked away to get away. Silver Flight being who she was looked towards the cave and to the others. Flicking her wing to the cave and they nodded while they head into the caves. To see if they can stop this war that is slowly starting. Silver flight looks ahead as hammer held his hammer in his mouth. Powder stayed near Zuki as she calmly stayed near the wizard nuzzling her gently. Zuki stopped the others for a moment and looked down to a little mole and softly started to speak to it.
"Where can we find the Diggers and the rats?" The mole looked up pointing into two tunnels. Zuki nodded and looked to the others calmly with a smile. Silver Flight snorted and waited her neathers inched looking at hammer her want for sex building. As she stared at his body. Her tongue sliding along her lips to show her hunger for the finer things of her mare wants. Hammer was busy helping Powder with Equestrian. While they walked through the caves to find the Mole Diggers.
Faction
Mole Diggers: These creatures are mutated Moles from a magic they found deep within a cave. These Moles are very odd and tend to attack other's on sight but at times. They have the abilities to make different types of tech that allows them to grow to be a deadly group of creatures. The biggest issue about them... They tend to dig through farms and claim them as their own. Sometimes they farmers have to kill them or remove them. But their leaders are of a council of elders. The elders are the one's who are smarter than the rest of them. Most of the time they seem to lead them in ways of foolishness but it's more of cleansing what they call the DNA.
The Rats: A group of rats that grew by eating strange foods that Grogar brought from his lands. He tried to experiment on these very rats causing them to grow just because in his mind he could. The issue with this the rats grew too strong even for him to handle. So he banished them from his lands... To Equestria. They caused issues at first for the ponies but of course, ponies forgot about them after they were pushed back into the caves. They control these caves with no issues but they normally force a battle with the mole diggers but an all-out war is very very rare.
Love, Sex, Marriage, and foals
Love: Love is extremely rare now in this day and age. But there is a goddess of love. She is a Goddess that only has a temple in one spot of the world. It's somewhere in the old ruins of Ponyville. The part of Ponyville that got swallowed up by the Everfree forest. The Goddess of love is the former unicorn mare known as Fleur Dee Les. But she renamed herself after ascending to Goddess hood through a magic potion that she created. It didn't give her wings but it gave her the ability to live forever. Also when the Ley line's changed she noticed that she was given the abilities Cadence used to have. So she took it upon herself to make herself the Goddess of love. But one issue. It's rare these days for ponies to fall in love. When it happens though she will show up and give them everything they need to be on their way. But other then this she stays to herself. The world changed too much for her.
Sex: Sex became a big part of ponies live's after the Princess vanished. Ponies felt the world was ending... So they used the idea of sex to bring forth their desires to get ready for the end. But now, after all, is said and done. Sex is used as a way to get money, a way to get into Brothels. Some of the brothels in the main city are front to sex slave auctions but the issue Flurry Heart is just one Queen and she can't stop everything. But since sex has become such a big thing... Some heroes even use it because their wants are so strong. like Silver Flight. They became addicted to Sexual wants or Nymopmatic. But Silver is one of those that thinks sex is the only thing there is. But there are many like her.
Marriage: Now this is a rare thing to see now in Equestria. But when it happens nature tends to play powerful music with the help of Fluttershy. But the reason marriage is so rare. Is that ponies have to find a suitable mate. Since it's a lot harder to find somepony that matches their ability to breed. But Marriage is not only used to breed these days. It's also used to force marriages on royalty like at the moment the council is trying to force a marriage on Flurry's heart so they could be at peace with one of their enemies. But most of those marriages never last unless love becomes part of it.
Foals: Ah, yes the little ones that a normally born from what is known as the sexual intercourse. It still can happen but with how Equestria is now if a foal is born without the parents being married or through just sex and sex... They tend to have bad birth defects. Equestria after everything that happens to it. Has a bad sense of fate and most blame Pinkie Pie for that sense of fate. The idea that foals are being born without Marriage anger some of the spirits that linger from the old world of Equestria. Sooner or later ponies will have to tell the past to sleep for good and never show up since... The past is the reason the world is in the way it is now.
The heroes finally found the way to the Mole Digger's and the guards that seem to be standing guard of course looked like their sleeping for the moment. Silver was behind Hammer and she was trying to keep her mind on keeping watch for attackers. But of course, the smell of a male is causing her to lose her concentration. She hits herself with her hoof and mouths softly to herself. 'Ignore your body... Silver...focus on the now.' Powder calmly walked to the guards and spoke in her tongue. Since Mole Digger's understand everything else but common tongue. While she spoke it would sound like this.
"Dirt dirt... Hoof stomp...lick lick... Neno... Mono." To the ears of a Mole, Digger would be this. "Wake up..wake up. Take us to your leaders... We need to speak." The Mole Digger guards looked to Powder nodding and they point to her then point to the others. "Dig, dig, dig." Powder turned back to her friends and in Equestria, she tries her best to speak. "Wish me...to ...come...only." She tried to say. Hammer nodded with a smile. Silver growled softly. Zuki nodded and one guard lead Powder into the Mole Digger city. The city is made from a strange sandstone... That is fused together by hard strange slime like cement Powder looks around with awe in her eyes. Her horn would glow pulling out a pad and paper and write in it as studying it and hoping to learn more. But she knew in her thoughts that would have to wait. Watching while young Mole digger's rush around playing and she blinked noticing that this is how Equestria was...before the Ley line's shattered and moved. She then noticed a ley line her eyes go wide seeing the line it moved from being hidden in the very ground... To it becoming part of the world. But it seems to be dead. She spoke to the guard.
"When did that happen?" She points her hoof to the ley line and the guard answers back.
"It was here...was used to steal magic... But it destroyed and killed the first generation." Powder blinks and sighs she calmly looks down her heart a bit broken hearing that an entire generation died because of trying to gather magic from the ley line. She then finally saw that part of it was shattered and parts of it were lodged in the city. It seems they kept it there. Ley lines even drained of their magic still could have a nasty reaction but it made sense... Why some of the magic is haywire in this part of what is left of Equestria. It's why some of the magic has become so unstable and hard for unicorns to control. Just because of this one Ley line. Now if more broke like this... Magic would just explode. The guard leads her through the district that held the Ley line but they seemed to stay clear of it. She could see the diggers mining but they would always stay very clear away just of that one Ley line so again nothing would happen.
Powder wanted to take a part of the Ley line to study it... But she knew better. It could cause great issues on their journey and master Tirek would be very angry that she brought part of the magic lines with her. She lost herself a moment and tripped on a rock and stumbled a bit but kept on her hooves.
She finally stood up fully and coughed softly keeping her eyes on the path. She was lead to a large build that had some gold fused into the sandstone. She looked at it all in awe the soft eyes of hers studying everything before she was lead inside. In front of her were two of the ten council members. The others from other parts of the underground didn't feel that her showing up was important for them to show up. Standing there calmly she waits for them to speak. One of them stands... They're wearing a heavy tech outfit. Since they're also known for stealing from the ponies known as the Tinkers. That also tends to live in the underground caves.
"Speak...pony we sense Tirek on your very fur... So make this quick." Powder gulped and nodded calmly slowly starting to speak. "The Queen of the Spiders asked us to come here...to stop you and the Rats from going to war... She wishes for there to be peace in this cave. Me and my friends know this ain't going to be easy... But as chosen heroes of the Queen." That seems to echo and the sounds outside die down and more tend to start walking in to listen.
"A chosen hero...from the Queen?" The council member...looked shocked... There hasn't been chosen since the war against Grogar when the princesses were still alive. The Chosen the elements of harmony... Without the elements, there were no heroes but to hear of chosen from the queen..it made them all wonder. The council member finally regained themselves... They seemed to be stern and calm.
"The chosen ones take heed. It's not the rats we are at war with. It's the demons of the underground. The spiders got into the middle of a battle... Thinking that it was us fighting each other... But it was us fighting the demons of Xulkul. These are his minions left behind..when the doors to the magic beyond shattered open... That caused the ley lines to shatter." Powder blinks and started to write this down... There was a reason why the ley lines broke moved and shatter? Another reason why Equestria and the rest of the world started to change and become more deadly? Just because this demon creature showed up that created the dragonkin? In her mind, she will have to tell the master what she has learned. But more words spoke.
"The only thing that can kill those demons for good..are chosen, heroes. We need you and your friends to gather yourself and head into magic beyond. The king of the rats and his guards are there keeping the demons at bay with a powerful magic. So you best go down there and clear them out. Remove what you see and then try to see if the magic realm can be cleansed..." Powder gave a gentle nod calmly heading back out hoping this quest she was given would help them to get to the city of gates sooner than later. Knowing there are tunnels to get there. Being lead back out she worked on what she would say to her friends. Since they fully don't understand her... She blinked she knew how to write Equestrian but speaking it was another matter. Starting to Jot it down quickly hoping they understand why she is doing this.
She used her magic to do so she wrote in Equestrian. 'Spider's did get something right... There is a war down here... But not between the Moles or the rats... There is a gate bringing forth the demons of Xulkul. We need to cleanse the gate. Need to also remove the mages holding the gate in place. I know that Xulkul is a match for my master... But we must stop this... Before Equestria has to deal with worse.' Silver Flight blinks and looks at the writing.
"Wait..." She said. "Xukul is just a legend...a legend to scare fillies and colts." Hammer laughs softly being the exile he is and the warrior in his heart he shook his head and looked to his friends.
"No, he is not a legend he is the reason... Why Tirak built that wall after he learned... That Grogar summoned him to this realm. So much on Grogar and Xulk is why the world is like this. Equestria the former country of friendship... Now just a small piece of land... Barely at peace with its friends... The Griffins vanished... The diamond dogs dead... Well maybe... Many other races of our world turned into slaves... So many things the ley lines Discords insanity... More because of him showing up."
Zuki nodded calmly the Zebra was eating some strange fungus from the cave. The effects don't seem to be harming her for being one of the forests. But Powder then gets on her hooves again and smiles with her hoof asking them to follow her deeper into the cave. She then wrote on the wall. 'Watch out for the Ley lines. Don't touch them it won't end well for you.' The heroes calmly followed Powder through the tunnel. They would notice all the ley lines broken through the ground seeing no dead bodies near them just powder of those that touched them.
"Don't touch....bad..." Powder said with her bad Equestrian tongue. Silver nodded by she was right by Hammer her lust was building over so much. As she just watched him a bit... But he was more worried about something coming out to attack them. It would be the first fight they ever had together. It would seem Zuki is the only relaxed one. The heroes take a long trek through the tunnel. Nothing really eventful happens while they see that they Leylines are full of glowing magic. How did the ley lines get so screwed up and become this way? Why did they come this way? No one really knows anymore but the idea is somehow finding it and using it to help the land. When they finally get into the room that holds the portal. They see the King of the Rats and the guards. Fighting off many dragon-like demons. One of the Xulks many warriors stands there guarding the portal. He is known as Iron Claw no pony or anyone has been able to beat him in combat.Many dead rats lay at his feet as he stares waiting.
The king turns around to see the heroes and he smiles.
"Ah, the Queen's heroes finally we need your help... Iron Claw needs to be removed and pushed back into the portal." Hammer looked towards the one he will fight and he nodded standing forward. This seems to be the battle for the warrior. He pulled the hammer from his holster as Iron Claw blinked and laughs softly.
"So...a pony comes to face me... Wait.....the Queens chosen heroes. A challenge... I seem to be your first challenge in your journey... I will be your first and your last pony... Tell me what is your name so I can place it on your grave."
Hammer sets down the silver hammer and stares at him. "I am Hammer Blacksmith of the exiles, Son to screwdriver out of Nail. Yes, My mother was named Nail..." He rolled his eyes. Picks up his hammer and gets ready for the battle.
The demons around stop fighting the tired rats as they gather around the two fighters. They start cheering. Hammer and Iron Claw circled each other as their eyes stared at each other. Their steps becoming more clear. The demons cheering for Hammer's death. But the rats seem to be grabbing their wounded and watching this. Then with one swoop Iron claw attacks. Hammer not being that well trained almost got himself hit. But of course he parried just at the right time... His earth pony might make it easier for him to block... But the issue with this is...it caused a strange sensation along his spine. It's very easy to tell he never trained to fight like this.
Again they started to circle around each other. Their weapons smash into each other. Over and over causing sparks and metal to sound and ring out. The idea of such a battle would be lost on most... Who has never been in a battle such as this? Then in his mind, he remembered his training to become a blacksmith. He was told when he was younger it was also used as a battle stance. He got into the stance and waited for the attack. Iron claw charged at him and right before he could do anything. Hammer tossed dirty into his face and he was blinded. He quickly backed up and smashed the head of the hammer into many hard stones... Till it was hot enough from the friction. The sand wasn't going to last long. But he charged and smashed right into the demons back leaving a burning imprint in his scales.
Iron claw screams and is hit closer to the portal and turns around staring in hatred to Hammer.
"You don't fight...with Honour pony."
Hammer smirks, setting down the hammer a moment.
"I am an exile...we don't know honour, just beer!!"
The demon creature growled. Hammer grabs the hammer again and he tries tossing sand again but of course, Iron Claw blocks it from entering his eyes this time. But he didn't take this into account. Before hammer could do the strike through. He cut into the armour near the stomach anyway. Blood fell from the wound to the ground. As Hammer panted and groaned he felt his stomach wide open. But the armour only thing keeping him together. His friends look on with horror. They could see that he was basically sliced open.
Iron Claw laughed. "Is this all you can muster? Hero of the Queen?"
Hammer closed his eyes to try to think of his family his friends and runes forming along his body... The proven part of being a hero of the Queen. He charged and broke through the weapons of Iron claw and hit him back into the portal. The demons screaming as they rush back in as well... But it was too late. Hammer fell to the ground blood pooling under him. His friends rushed to him to try to keep him awake.
"Stay awake...hammer please!!"
Hammer smiled weakly at Silver Flight and his vision went dark.
The land of Discord. Before the fall of the Princess and before he went crazy... He formed his very own land. It was so he didn't harm others anymore. But the issue was after the ley lines he lost contact with fluttery shy and went crazy. He caused Cantorlot to fall into the forest and only saved a select few. He forced most of them to breed to cause a chaotic being of nature. His land wasn't of heroes but it would seem one of the letters for other heroes still floated. This one creature the mix of a pony a dragon. Had a pony mane down her body scales and a ponytail. But the rest of her dragon. She was what most of her kind called a chaotic warrior. She used metal weapons that had really nasty enchants and runes on them. What is interesting about Discords land is that it has none of the normal raining milk and such like that. It's pure nasty chaos. Parts of the ground separating sometimes rocks falling from the sky..But his ponies and whatever else is in this land are okay with it.
He is no longer evil... But he refuses to get into any war. He does know sooner or later he will have to become part of war... But the letter lands on the dragon pony. Runes form on her body and Discord's eyes go wide and he yells.
"Bring the one...who has the runes of the Queen to me now!!" Large monster-like beings grab the poor female and they carry her to the castle. Made of well mirrors so he can keep staring at himself. Also speaking to himself. As of right now.
"Oh yes....I know...one moment." He stares at the dragon mare. He then gets off the throne not being able to fly anymore or do much of the Chaos he used to. Has he even grown older? More senile it seems.
"You have...been chosen by the queen of Equestria to be one of her heroes. You do know what this means don't you?" She nods calmly not speaking at the moment. "Good because I don't want to see you return until your job for her is done. I may not respect Flurry heart like I did her mother... But she is still the Queen of what is left...of Equestria. She deserves your kindness and respect. Now since I can't teleport you like I used to be able to... You will need to fly there. I can do this of course." He would snap something into her mind and she blinks.
"Now you can speak Equestrian. You're not stupid like the rest of your species are." She blinks and starts to speak her voice sounding pony.
"I will not fail you my king... I Ruby Scale's Daughter of Flame out of Lily pool. I shall do what you ask." She spreads strange dragon wings that have feathers on them. As she goes home to gather armour and weapons. The flys over the land. The very land of chaos created so long ago. No longer controlled by the Lord of Chaos himself. But the creatures are able to live here despite parts of the land suddenly trying to kill them. Maybe this is hubris for what Discord did so long ago. Maybe fate for how he treated Twilight so long ago. She finally made it to her home. A simple volcano. She may be half pony but she can live in hot places. She gathers her armour and weapons. Able to hold them like she had hands. Placing the armour on her body. She is not like the Xulkul creatures. She was naturally born... She wasn't created. She holds the runic weapons in her claws. Ready to take on the world... But first, she must speak to the Queen. She holds the letter placing it into her armour. But waits a moment and stare's at her home.
The realm of Chaos peaceful to her mind. All she knows is this chaotic land... Why would one of the letters from the Queen come to her? Wasn't the letters meant for real heroes? She is not a hero in her eyes. Just looked into the mirror she is a mix being. Only the Queen would understand. She never met ponies who aren't from this land. She heard the door and opened it standing in the doorway is a wall-eyed yellow maned pegasus she is the same age she always has been.
"Ah, Derpy...thank you." She smiled the pony not able to speak. She was given Eternal life so long ago. Same with her daughter Dinky and they moved here. Dinky is the size of her mother now and the same age or is Derpy older? They both lost the ability to speak so long ago. The pegasus flew off and went to go take mail to others. How can one's from Equestria forget how to speak? How can so many be so much in pain? She opens the letter and it's from Discord. A mini him speaks.
"Also...if you're in the way... Could you stop by the Grove and see if Fluttershy is still a tree? it would be wonderful." She sighed and nodded and flew off. It would be her time to shine. But it would be a day or so before she got there.
She watched as her home was left behind. Off to find heroes she has never heard about before. Off to become part of the next heroes of Equestria.
