Chapters A thousand years ago, the once was a great and powerful nation called Equestria. It was ruled by the two immortal sisters, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. The eldest ruled over the day and the youngest ruled over the night. Peace and harmony ruled across the lands under their reign; until the day the Lord of Chaos Discord came into the land. For as a last of the Draconequus he and he only control all the powers of chaos in the whole world. And with it, he can bend and change the very face of Equestria to his own will with the snap of his claws. And when he saw the lands of the princess had made for their ponies, working together in harmony, it filled him with discuss. And thus, began the war of the immortals.
For years they fought against each other with no hope of victory for the Princess. As the war rage on the Princess were forced to use their land greatest treasure in a final attempt to stop the tyrant Discord, The Elements of Harmony. These precious stones were the very embodiment of the peace across the land: Laugher, Kindness, Loyalty, Generosity, Honesty, and all together they form the last element, Magic. If one pony were to wield all six elements they would have access to the lands greatest magic.
On the final day of the year the Princess activated them to seal away Discord, however he blasted the elements with all the chaos at his disposal hoping to destroy them, but failed. For once the elements were activated nothing could stop them. A rainbow of colors emerged from the elements and imprison the Lord of Chaos in a prison of stone. The war between the immortals was final over. However, there was no celebration that night. For Discord, may have failed to destroy the Elements of harmony, he did manage to corrupt them. Soon after Discord was turned into stone, the elements were surround by a glow of dark violet magic and shot into the sky. The land shocked as the elements fought against the magic of chaos with in them. The sky darkens as thunder and lightning bolts filled the heavens, massive earthquakes forced mountains emerged from flat ground as the land divide itself sending water all across Equestria. It wasn’t until the elements scattered across the sky in six different directions, did everything stop.
Equestria was ruins, and the sisters didn’t understand to what extent the damage Equestria was until two days later. The land of Equestria was spilt into eleven islands scattered across the face of our world. In hopes of saving their ponies, Celestia gather a group of ponies to go the islands to restore order to the ponies that were lost to them. But they soon discover something very dangerous about these new oceans.
For once a pony leaves their island and ventures into/above the ocean they can’t use any of their natural magic: Earth ponies grow weary and weak, Unicorns couldn’t keep their horns glowing, and Pegasus couldn’t fly. Not even the Princess themselves were immune to the seas power. Ships were built help joined together the islands of Equestria, however with so many islands to rule over, the Princesses then assign leaders to lead the ponies of the islands when they were away.
In three year the Princess had restored order to five of the eleven islands, however none of the ponies in the remaining island were willing to rejoin and secede to look after their own. The Princesses pleaded with them to reconsider but their minds were up. With no way of restoring the land of Equestria to the way it once was. Life continue for the ponies and creatures of the eleven islands, however a prophecy of Star Swirl the Breaded said that if the Elements of Harmony were to ever gather together again in the valley of the chaos, the island of Equestria would be come together again and restore the land to its form and glory.
Entry 121
Canterlot stands proud as the capital city under the Princesses rule, located at the center of their five islands, Canterlot represents what was left of the old-world. As time goes on, the two sisters divided their control over their kingdom between themselves along with the arrival of the Princess of Love Candance.
Despite the advancements made in the ship over the years; the Great Sparking Sea was still as ruthless to anypony or thing who would dear travel its waters. At best, ships would only lose at most three ponies per trip, however no matter the risks we must sail. For not all the ponies who live on the other islands were as fortunate as we are here. Los Pegasus, Tall Tale, and Dodge won’t make it through the hard time of the year without ships coming and going between islands. With that being said, I had made a decision I want to one of the sail ponies who risks their lives daily so that others may see another day of hope. I haven’t told Celestia about it, but I am hoping she will listen to my reasons as to why I want to do this.
“Hay Sunset, what are you doing?” somepony asked nearby.
Sunset closes her diary as she turns to the mare next to her. It was her roommate Twilight Sparkle, she as purple unicorn mare with an indigo mane with a pink highlight running throw it. “Nothing important Twilight, but I do need to ask you something though.” She then levitates her dear in an orange aura and puts it away in her saddlebags, before she stands up and face Twilight.
“Oh! Really what is it?”
“Now I don’t want you to panic. I needed you to hear me out first.”
“Now why would I panic.” Twilight said, but Sunset just stares right back at her with a blank expression. Twilight just blinks in confusion “WHAT!?”
“Need I remind you about the time you forgot whose birthday party was that day and thought it was Spikes. So, then you woke me up in the middle of the night, dragging me into the store so we could get last minutes gift for him, along with supplies for the party. Only to find out that it was not his birthday, but MINE INSTEAD!” Sunset shouted the last part which cause Twilights mane to fly backwards before resting back on her shoulders. Twilight turns a little pink in the cheeks as she remembers the event last year with an embarrass smile.
“Oh, right. Hehe forgot about that.”
“Anyways Twilight, just hear me out please.” she nods “Ok, Twilight I want to help with the supplies runs between Equestria islands.” Sunset said with a smile on her face.
Twilight smile back “Oh that’s wonderful!”
Sunset looks back at her in confusion. “It is? I thought for sure you would have a different reaction.”
“Why would I? I think it is a wonderful idea that you want to help out those brave ponies.” Twilight the runs on over to the other side of the room towards a sleeping dragon in his bed. “SPIKE!” she shouted cause a young dragon to jump out of bed in fright before falling on the floor as he rubs his head with a claw as his sits up. Before he could complain Twilight cut him off “Hold that thought Spike; I needed you to write a letter to the Princess first.”
The young drake got up and got a paper and quill form a nearby table “Which one?”
“What do you… never mind Spike. Just take a letter please.” He nods “Dear Princess Celestia. I am writing to you today on Sunsets’ behalf. For she had told me that she wishes to help out with the supply runs between the islands of Equestria. And we wish to seek an audience with you to discuss this farther. Your faithful student Twilight Sparkles. Ok send it Spike.” Spike nodded as he breathed fire onto the scroll making it turn into magical smoke flying away out the window.
“Wait WE! Where did WE come from Twilight?” Sunset said pointing her hoof at the mare. “I am the one that wanted to talk to the princess. What is up with that?”
“Oh, for a couple a reasons.” Twilight said smiling “One it would be an interesting experience going to see those ships, and two I want to see the princess.”
“*Sigh*, of course you would. But I guess I can’t blame you; it has been awhile since either one of us has seen her? Right Spike.” Sunset said only to find out that he has went back to sleep. Sunset then looked at a nearby clock to see it was an hour past lunch time. She then looks at Twilight and as they nodded in agreement. Twilight uses her magic to pull the blanket away from him but Spike hold on to his blanket for dear life, until his bed was turn upside down and fell on a pillow Sunset moved earlier.
“Ok ok I am up girls sheeesh.” Spike said getting up “Can’t a guy get any sleep around here?”
“Actually, Spike you have oversleep today and yesterday. I believe you have had more than enough sleep already.” Twilight said while look at a sheet of paper levitating in front of her “In fact you have been sleeping more these past few weeks than any other month this year.” Silence was her only response to her from her statement. Confused Twilight looks back at her friends to see that they are bug eyed at the moment. “What? Was it something I said?”
“Uh Twilight, why do you a scroll of that list when Spike is sleeping and when he is not?” Sunset spoke up breaking the silence.
“Oh! Mom said I need to make sure that Spike sleeping, and eating habits aren’t bad. So that he will grow up nice and healthy.”
“But don’t you think that this is a little too much.” Sunset said as she looks over the scroll.
Before she could reply Spike burped of some flames that condensed into a scroll which he grabs to open up to read out load. “Dear Twilight and Sunset. Your request to meet for such a topic surprises me, but not unwelcome. Please head on over to my study as soon as you two can, I will meet you there. Sincerely your Teacher, Princess Celestia. p.s. Spike can come as well.”
The two mares looked at each other before Sunset broke the awkward silence. “Well we better get going.”
Fifteen minutes later in Celestia’s study,
Two mares and a dragon found themselves waiting to see the Princess. Spike I relaxing on a pillow he found and was relaxing peacefully without a care in the world, however the same cannot be said about the other two in the room. Sunset is pacing back and forth in front of a fidgeting Twilight who is trying to calm herself down. “I can’t believe this is happening, we haven’t had a moment to talk to the Princess in ages.”
“Twilight I am not sure I should scowl you for making such a bold move to see the princess or thank you for not thinking about your plan through and getting us here.”
“Uh thank you?”
It was at that moment the door to the study open to reveal a large white Alicorn mare with a soft blue, green, purple, and pink mane waving in a none existence wind. Once her presence was made known in the room, everypony and dragon bowed down to pay their respect to their Princess. “Rise my ponies and dragon.” Celestia said “It is good to see your all again.”
Twilight and Sunset moved to Celestia for a hug. “It is good to see you as well Celestia.” Twilight said as the hug ended. Then they all moved to take a seat as a maid pony came in the room with a cart of cookies and tea.
Spike grab some of the cookies and sat back down as the rest of them served themselves some tea. After Celestia took her first sip, before she started the conversation. “Now then. I believe you two called me here on a matter of the trading routes?”
“Yes.” Sunset spoke up as she set down her tea cup. “I want to help them.”
“And in what way, did you had in mind, my dear Sunset?”
“I want to become one of the crewmember on board one of the ships.” This cause Twilight to do a spit take away from anypony nearby.
Every pony looked towards her as she quickly cleans up her mess with a embarrass smile, before she turned to address Sunset. “Crewmember?! I thought you want to help-out with scheduling time or office management or even with the loading docks.”
“What is wrong with being a crewmember Twilight?”
“A whole lot of things Sunset! For starters, you can lose your life just being one of them!”
“Might I ask why the sudden interest in becoming a crewmember on board one of the ships Sunset?”
“Every day ponies risk the lives so that others can still have hope to see another day. And I want to do that.”
“If that is the case then why didn’t you just go to the harbor and apply for the position instead of telling me this then?”
“Well to be honest I didn’t think I would actually get to talk to you if it weren’t for Twilight. And if I do become a crewmember on board one of the ships; I won’t be able to stay here and continue my studies as your student Princess. So, in the end if this work out and I do get the job I would have rather tell you in person rather than a letter. I guess that means I no longer want to stay here as your student princess.”
“What but Sunset you can’t just do that!” Twilight exclaimed
“At ease Twilight, it is ok.” Celestia said.
“But!” Twilight continued but stand down when Celestia lifted a hoof towards her. Celestia then turned her attention towards the other mare.
“Sunset before you pack your bags and leave Canterlot; would you like to hear about a propose of mine first?” This cause Sunset to pause for a moment. The last time this happen, she became her student. She can only imagen what the princess has in stored for her this time.
“Ok what is it Princess?”
“Recently on the island of Los Pegasus an important item was discovered and a ship is schedule to depart in two days’ times to retrieve it. Perhaps you would like to go on this expedition so that you can get a feel for the seas, before you make your final decision?”
“Yes, I would like that.” Sunset said as she picks up her tea cup to drink but paused “So does that means I am still your student princess?”
“That is for you to deicide once you have return.” Celestia said as she finished her tea “Also I would like for Twilight to join you on this expedition.”
“WHAT!?”
“Twilight I want you to oversee this expedition as my student, not as a pony looking for a new career. And the trip alone would be benefitable to your studies of how our whole is now.”
“Oh! Well if you put it that way. I well be honor to go with Sunset.” Just then a guard pony could be seen outside the room which Celestia takes notice of.
“I am afraid our time is up.” Celestia said as she got up from her seat and started walking to the door. “If you have any further questions about what to take. Please talk to Shining Armor have a good day my ponies.”
“Bye!” everypony said in unison as Celestia left the room closing the door behind her.
“Well that turned out better than I expected.” Sunset said as she was packing a suitcase. Twilight was coming into the room with some supplies she took form the closet and setting them on the bed.
“Maybe for you. I didn’t even predict this outcome would happen form meeting Celestia.” Twilight said looking between two raincoats. Sunset saw what Twilight was doing and sighed.
“Twilight just take both; you can never be sure if you aren’t going to need a spare.”
“Oh! Good idea.” Twilight said as she put both in her suit case. “So how long are we going to be gone again Sunset?”
“Hum? I not sure, but if we are heading to Los Pegasus, it will probably take a whole week for the entire trip.” A whistle could be heard across the room as the mares turned around to see Spike packing a suit case.
“Sound like we are going to be gone for a while. It a good thing I bringing plenty of snack for the trip.” Spike said as he was trying to close his small but over stuffed suited case and failing.
Twilight walks on over towards him as he started to use his body weight to close the case before resorted to jumping on it. “Uhm Spike what are you doing?” Twilight asked causing him to momentary stop what he was doing before resuming.
“Uh what does it look like I am doing Twilight?” he then started to jump again “I am… getting ready… for the… trip” *Click* *Click* “There! Ok I am ready to go.” He said standing proudly next to his bag.
However, Twilight gives him a sad smile as she shook her head. “Sorry not this time Spike.” She said as she lifted his suite case away from him.
“Huh! What, why not Twilight?!” Spike said shock by what he just heard.
“Yes, why not Twilight?” Sunset said join in on the conversation.
Twilight looks between them as she realizes that she is now the pony in the middle. A sigh leaves her mouth as her ears fold against her head. “Ok you two I am not trying to be the bad pony here. I just don’t think that the ocean is a safe place for baby dragon to go to.”
“Uh? Twilight you do realize that we aren’t better off than he is out there.” Sunset said “Not to mention that Dragons are one of a few Species of Equestria that can still us their natural gifts out at sea right.” This gave Spike some hope in his eyes of a chance to change Twilights mind.
“Yeah I can totally her your girls out!”
“Spike listen we are only going to be gone for a week. Nothing bad is go...” Twilight was stopped by Sunset putting her hoof in her mouth.
“Don’t even think about completing that Sparkles.” Twilight just looks back at her confuse. “Look I am not one to be superstitious, but I have seen for a fact the anything can happen, no matter how hard you plan for it. There will be a chance for the unexpected to accrue. So, don’t JINX it, got it.” Sunset said as she releases Twilight.
“Ok I got it. However, I still stand on my statement earlier.” Twilight said as she went back to packing.
“Oh, come on Twilight, when is he ever going to get a chance to do something like this again.” Twilight just remains silent. “You are going to be by his side all the time. And if you still don’t feel that it is safe for him after the trip, then we never bring the subject up again.” Spike was going to say something but Sunset cut him off. “And if you don’t, he will probably find his own way on the ship and come with us anyways.”
Twilight then turns to look at Spike with a glare. Spike than gives his own glare towards Sunset. “Hay stop putting words in my mouth!”
“Don’t even try to deny it Spike, you would. Think about it. I am right, aren’t I Twilight?” Twilight lessen her glare as she took in Sunset words.
“Yes, your right” Twilight then went on over to Spike and gave him a playful noogie “There is nothing I can say to change your mind is there Spike.”
“Haahahaa noop”
“Alright then but I need you on your best behavior Spike and always listen to what we tell you Spike.”
“Yes ma’am!”
Sunset then looked at the clock as she finishes packing. “We better get going then. It will take us a day to get to the harbor by train and then we are off.” The others agreed and they all grab the respected suit cases as they left the room closing the door behind them. Unknown to them a lamp on a table was no longer there and a window was closed quietly.
Author's Note
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update 5-27-17
“WAAAIITT!” Sunset shouted as their train started to pull away from the station. Twilight and Spike were right behind her running as fast as their hooves and feet could take them. Sunset was the first to jump on the train’s caboose platform followed by Twilight as she levitates Spike along with their luggage.
“Well that was a close one, wasn’t guys?” Sunset said as everyone was catching their breath. Sunset then burp as she rubs her belly with a weak groan. “Not a good idea to run after a train with full bellies.”
“We had to stop by the donut shop, didn’t we?” Twilight said as she stares at her small companion. “Nothing can ever go wrong with one or two donuts, right?” she then puts a hoof to her mouth stopping her from throwing up.
Spike looks back a little embarrass as he rubs his belly as well. “Hehe, my bad. *Burp! * but we made it, didn’t we?” he said with a sheepish smile.
“Your just lucky Twilight thought a head of time to buy our tickets, before we decided to have a donut eating contest. Otherwise it wouldn’t have matter if we made it or not Spike.” Sunset said as she tried to get on her hooves.
Twilight then put a hoof to her chin in thought. “You know, if I recall, you were the one who insisted on our little contest Sunset.” Twilight said opening the door into the train.
“Hay! No pony in their right mind, would have turn down free food Twilight.” Sunset said as she entered the car with the others right behind her.
“Right. Anyways we are staying in cart three and I would love to find a place to set down to settle my stomach.” Twilight said as the others groan in agreement.
They found the conductor, and he showed them to their sleeping courters. They were surprised that they were going to share the same bed cubby, and when asked why the answer they got was that is what on the ticket they had. In too much pain to complain to Twilight of her mistake, the trio climbing to the bed and got as comfortable as one can get. Before long, they all fell asleep.
It was earlier the next morning when Spike got up and look out his window and had his eyes lit up with excitement. “I can see it!” he shouted. This cause Sunset to wake up as she pushed Twilight out of their cubby with a loud thud when she hit the floor. The two remaining occupants of the bed, looked down at the mare to see her glaring right back them with hatred in her eyes.
“Heehe, Sorry about that Twilight.” Sunset said with an apologetic smile before she turns to the dragon. “So, what is the deal Spike? Why the rude wakeup call?” she asked as Twilight right herself up.
“I can see the Ocean outside!” he said which made everypony forget earlier events they rushed to look out the window. However that is very hard to do when everypony is trying to get front row sets.
“Really! Let me see!”
“Ow stop pushing!”
“Hay that my tail!” The three ended up in mess of hooves and limps with Spike sandwiched somewhere between the mares are they tried to look out the window.
“Can’t breathe!” Spike said weakly. The girls took notice of this and tried to untangle themselves for spike sake but ended up falling on the floor with a loud thud.
“Excuse me.” A new voice made itself known.
The trio look to their left as they can see a mare with a light green face and indigo colored mane coming out her pink towel, staring at them. “I am not sure if this is your first time riding a train Darlings, but I do believe I speak for everypony here when I say this*ahem* would you please be QUIET!” then the other ponies agreed coming out of their beds, before they all went back inside.
“Sorry.” The trio said as they slow retreated into their bed. Soon after, they stare out the window to see the ocean; however, it was mostly dark outside, not getting anypony much idea what is out there let alone an ocean. “Spike?” Twilight whispered to him. “I can’t see a thing.”
“But I can see it. It is right over there.” He replied.
“Spike. Our eyes don’t have a vertical slit pupil like you have, so we can’t see in the dark.” Sunset said.
“Oh, I forgot about that. But it looks very bi...” Twilight cut him off.
“You know what Spike, I am going to be quoting you right now. *ahem* ‘Wake me up when the sun is in the middle of the sky.’” Sunset agreed with her as they got comfortable again to go back to sleep.
“Huh! But I never said…” he was quickly hushed by a double glare by the mares. Fearing their wrath, he hushed up and went back to sleep.
The train came to a stop at the station, waking up anypony that slept in during the trip. Everypony started getting out of their beds, thankfully the trio got out of bed without any more incidents as they made their way on over to the luggage cart.
“Well here we are at….” Sunset started but stop with a surprise look on her face. “Uhm, Twilight where are we at exactly?”
“Oh, this is Equestrias’ Port City Number 5.” She replied but the others stare at her with an unbelieving look on their faces. “*Sight* also known as Pony Ville.”
“Now that is better. For a second I thought you were serious about that name earlier.” Sunset said as she looked through the pile of suit cases in front of her. When she found it her with case was lifted away from her in a purple magic along with multiple identical cases that didn’t belong to them. She turned to see a white mare with an indigo mane moving the cases onto a cart. Before she could stop her the mare made removed all the tags on the cases and was moving to leave the station.
“Excuse me miss.” Sunset said as she walked towards her. “But I do believe you have my suit case.”
The white mare looks back at her and then to her cart. “Oh, which one.”
“Umm.” She lifts three in her magic looking between them all. “umm.” She repeats this several times before she gives up. “I have no idea which one now; I can’t tell them apart. But I know it is here somewhere.”
The white mare put a hoof to her face in thought. “Oh, well darling the answer is simple we will just have to open them all up to see which one is yours.” As she said that she levitated them in the air before stopping and looking around.
Sunset looks back in confusion. “Is something wrong?”
“No dearly, but a lady does have her privacy, and I would like to take this matter into a more private location. My boutique isn’t too far from here. We can go there to find your case.”
“Alright then. Hay Twilight somethi-” Sunset could only stare at her companion as she sees her talking to some random orange stallion with a blue mane while looking embarrass.
The white mare followed Sunset gaze before sighing then walking closer to Sunset. “You know, I have no idea why you are acting like that but I will tell you this. That stallion right there will break her heart if you let him.”
“What!”
“Well more like a disappointment, he is not all that creak up to be. Trust me dearly, he is not worth it.”
“Well then. *Ahem* Hay Twilight!” Sunset said as she closes in on them, which startled them.
“Huh! Oh, hay Sunset I would like you to meet-”
“Twilight do know that we are on a tight schedule here and we need to be on the boat bound for Las Pegasus in ten minutes.”
“WHAT! But I thought-”
“No time to be think this through Twilight if we don’t hurry we are going to be” pause for effect “Late.”
Twilight eyes widen in horror “NNNOOOOO!” then just like that there was a bright flash of light and she was gone.
Everypony just blink in confusion, then stallion turned to look at Sunset. “Uh what just-” but she just holds up a hoof silencing him.
“Give her a second. Oh and Spike would you join us over here.” She said as she walked back to the white mare. She then notices Spike seems to be in some kind of a trance staring at the mare beside her, but she drop it. “She will be coming back in three, two, one-”
And on cue Twilight reappeared in front of her friends startling the white mare. “SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT YOU ALL!” she said as they all disappeared form the station leaving an empty cart behind.
They reappeared at the docks of the town with Twilight out of breath. Spike somehow wound up on the white mares back and Sunset under the pile of suit cases. As Sunset got out of the pile the mare wasn’t very happy about being ponynapped.
“My word, Really miss. It is not polite to just go on a teleport a lady across town without her consent first, and not to mention what if it didn’t work and you send us all over town instead.”
“Sorry I guess I wasn’t thinking, but at least we made it right?”
“Maybe so, but there is still the matter of finding my suit case.” Sunset said before she notices something on the floor. “And what is up with the yellow lines here?”
Everypony look down to see what she was talking about. There were multiple yellow line running across the floor in straight lines going diagonal, along with something written in yellow. The white mare lifted Spike off her back as she got a closer look.
“What does it say Miss?”
“It says… ‘Do Not Stand Here. Unloading Zone for Ship!” before any of them could do anything they heard a loud cried form above.
“Look Out!”
Crash!
“ow ow ow ow” Twilight said as she laid down on a bed as Spike puts an ice pack on her back.
“Well now we know it is a bad idea to teleport three mares, a dragon, and twenty-five suit cases in the middle of an unloading zone.”
“Easy for you to say Spike.” Sunset said as a nurse pony was warping some bandages on her middle section. “Some of us here don’t have armor on them twenty-four seven. Just in case if a tactical retreat isn’t an option.”
“To be fair miss I do believe you are the one who got us all in this mess in the first place.” The white mare said nursing a bruised hoof. Sunset was going to say something but she cut her off “Now now, what done is done, so why don’t we start over. Hello my name is Rarity.”
“Hello Rarity, I am Sunset, this here is Twilight and Spike.” She said as the others replied with a nod or a wave.
“It is nice to meet you all despite what has happen earlier. So, why are you three doing here might I asked?”
“We are on our way towards Las Pegasus.” Spike said getting another ice pack as the one he had earlier melted.
“Really now? Not that I am complaining but why might I asked. It is not the best place to visit this time of year.” Rarity said as the nurse finished with Sunset.
“We are on our way to retrieve an important item that was discovered there.” Spike said.
“Oh! Really? Fascinating.” Rarity said with a hint of excitement in her eyes. “And might I pry what is it that you all are retrieving?”
“Actually, we have no idea what it is, only that it is important.” He said sitting down.
“Oh, how mysterious.”
“Regardless we have to be on our way now” Sunset said getting up from her bed “and I am sorry for trouble earlier Miss Rarity.”
“Don’t worry about it, it’s nothing a good hot bath can’t fix. And are you sure you are ready to get up right now?”
“I really don’t have much of a choice in the matter.” Sunset said as Twilight got out of bed wincing when she touché the floor.
“You know Sunset maybe we could get some rest before going on the ship. I may not have been on a boat before but I am pretty sure it is a bad idea to go on a ship, when we can barely get up ourselves.” Twilight said as she sat back down.
Sunset looks back at her to say otherwise, but it was at that moment her left hoof gave way, and she fell onto the floor with a quiet thud. “Ok, you win Twilight, but I got a solution.” She then turned to look at the nurse in the room. “Can we have some wheel chairs please.”
Spike struggle to push both mares as well as their luggage up the ramp to the ship. Sunset and Twilight would have help but without their magic there was little they could do in their condition. Right before he lost control of them, he was assisted by some of the sail ponies on the boat. Once on board they thank the sailors before they went back to their duties.
“Well that was nice of them.” Twilight said as Spike put the bags on the back of their respectable mare chair.
“Yes, it was. Now let’s find the captain of the boat, so we can know where will we be staying for the duration of the trip.” Sunset said using her hooves to move the wheels of her chair. Twilight was right behind her with Spike.
“Come on slowpoke or you are going to be left behind.” Sunset said
“Hay wait up!” Spike said trying to catch up with them before they were stopped by some guard ponies.
“Uh, can we help you?”
“I am afraid you all are going to have to come with us.” One of them said.
“Look if this is about the dock incident earlier, it was just a miss understanding.” Sunset said
“No this is not, however we strongly advise you to comply with us.” Another one said causing Sunset to feel uneasy about what is going on, before Twilight put a hoof on her shoulder.
“Look Sunset we did nothing wrong; let’s just see what they want. Then we can be on our way.”
“Alright Twilight.” Sunset said before turning to the guards “Ok then, lead on then.”
They lead them into the depths of the boat passing by many ponies, and rooms until they were lead to the storage room. The Guards then took their bags before addressing them “He is waiting for you all inside.” The guards said before leaving with their luggage.
Sunset looks to Twilight and Spike with a nervous look. “Twilight can you walk yet?”
Twilight then tested her hoof on the floor “Yes but I don’t think I well be making a quick escape anytime soon though.”
“That’s good enough let’s go on in then.” She said getting up from her wheelchair but wincing and siting back down. “But let’s use our chairs though.” Twilight nodded as they enter the room. The room was filled with barrels of supplies and crates of who knows what, however what stood out the most was a stallion sitting at a table in the middle of the room.
“Please, come join.” He said to them.
Sunset looks at her companions before they did as he said.
“My apologies for the sudden detour from yours cabins my lady’s’, but I have some urgent business to attend to with you.”
“What kind of business?” Twilight said
“Oh, I am sure you are aware of that we are on our way to recover an important artifact. But where are my manners. My name is Stormfront, Captain Stormfront of this here vessel you see before you.”
“I am Twilight Sparkles and this is Spike and Sunset shimmer”
“Nice to meet you all now for the reason I brought you all down here. Form this point on you ponies listen to what I say and do it without question when the time arrives, any questions?”
“Now hold on a minute Princess Celestia said that I was to oversee the voyage.” Twilight said getting up from her chair ignoring the pain.
However, Strom Front wasn’t phase by Twilight’s outburst and replied calmly to her “Do you want to see your families and friends at the end of this voyage?”
“Occurs we do-”
“Do you know the way to Las Pegues?”
“Well no-”
“Do you know how to stay away from danger in the seas?”
“uh no-”
“DO YOU even know what we are risking our lives for?”
Twilight lowered her head in defeat “no.”
“Then I expect your corroboration form this point on when the time calls for it. Everypony on this ship has a reason to be here. There is no dead weight on board this ship and it will stay that way throughout this voyage. Do I make myself clear?”
“Crystal clear sir.” Sunset said as Spike tries to comfort Twilight “You can count on us when the time calls for It.”
“Good”
“And this will be your room for the duration of the trip my ladies.” Stormfront said opening the door for the mares as they enter; followed by a strong ‘ahem’ behind them. “My apologies Sir, but your courters will be in another room.”
Sunset turned to face the captain “It is ok sir, Spike will be staying with us.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes I am. This is how we normally do things anyways.”
“Very well than, and I hope you all don’t mind sharing the room with another guest for the evening.”
“Oh, somepony else is staying here as well?” Twilight said.
“Yes, we weren’t prepared for your two-sudden arrival. Thus, we ran out of room on board the vessel. So, until more room is made; you three will have to make do until then.” The storm said.
“That won’t be a problem sir. We are very good at being roommates and I do believe we can get along with whoever we are sharing the room with.” Sunset said finding her suit case against the wall.
“That is good to hear then. We will be on our way shortly I suggest you all get comfortable. It will be a two-day journey to Las Pegasus we should be arriving there in the morning, if the sea is kind. Let me or any of the other crewmembers know if you all need anything, within reason occurs.”
“I was wondering what’s going to happen to our wheel chairs.” Sunset said as Twilight was staring at a one of the hammocks in the room.
“Oh, they are in one of the storage room below deck and will remain there until they are needed.” Storm said as Twilight struggle to get in her hammock, but ended up spinning around it before getting tie in a knot.
“That makes sense” Sunset said as Spike tried to help Twilight “If I may ask sir, was there a reason for meeting the way we did earlier?” she asked him while Spike tried to get Twilight out of her prison by pulling on her forelegs.
“That was for my satisfaction, honestly. I was hoping that Celestia would send some dummy in need of a reality check, so I could have some fun with them.” He said as the sound of a window blind wrapping around itself suddenly appeared. They turned their heads to see Spike and Twilight both stuck in the hammock.
“How did you two ended up like that?” Sunset said.
“Never mind that just help us get out.” Twilight said struggling to get out but only made them turn upside down.
“We will have to continue our discussion later captain.”
“Lets. Good day to you all.” Storm said leaving the room closing the door behind him.
Sunset then turned her attention back to her friends. “Ok let’s see, maybe if I just pull this here-” Sunset said touching the hammock before she too ended up stuck with them.
“Glad to see you deiced to hang out with us Sunset.” Spike said snickering at the end.
“Not helping Spike!” Twilight said moving her head back and forth and hitting Sunset in the process. “Sorry”
“Well this is just great. Anypony here got any ideas.” Sunset said as they got quite for a second.
“Well we could always join in a choir of help.” Spike said as they were going to cry for help; the door to the room open revealing a cobalt mare with silver mane wearing a hat and cape.
She didn’t notice them as she entered the room as she yawns while taking off the stuff. “Um excuse me.” Sunset said but the mare didn’t pay her any mind as she went to another nearby Hammock. “Excuse Me.” She tried again louder but got the same results as the mare got on the hammock with ease before going to sleep. “EXCUSE ME!”
“Huh?”
“Finally, Hay can you help us out Miss.”
The mare turned in her hammock to stare at her neighbors with have open eyes. “The name is The Great and Powerful Trixie to you. And Trixie needs her beauty sleep right now. You ponies got into your mess then you can get yourselves out of it.” Trixie said as she turned away from them in her hammock.
“Wait! you can’t just leave us like this.” Twilight said but got no response. “Trixie please it won’t take a minute.” Still no response “Trixie? Oh, come on, no pony falls asleep that fast!” Nothing “TRIXIE!”
Meanwhile outside of the ship, a black shadow figure could be seen making its way onto the ship as it leaves port.
Author's Note
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now updated 5-28-27
Entry 122
A day has passed since me and the others had set sailed towards the island of Las Pegasus. We ended up sleeping in the hammock of doom until the next day; when one of the crew members came to see why nopony has seen us all morning. Once freed Twilight wanted to have a word with Trixie, Spike wanted to eat, as for me, I went on deck to overlook how the crewmembers did their daily routines.
I can see ponies coming and going everywhere, from coming out from down below deck, to climbing up and down the rope ladders. There is no specific type of race for the members on board here. There are ponies with or without wings/horns, griffins, and a manicorn. To anypony else they would think that there is not order to what everyone is doing here, but to me there is a routing to what they are doing. No one here did anything without a reason for it, nothing is waste here. I can only hope I can also meet the standards these crewmembers are setting for me when I join their ranks.
As Sunset close her diary, she started to hear some voices in the distance. She turns her head towards it and can see a thick fog in the distance with a small glow of red in the center of it. Her train of thought of interrupted when somepony appeared next to her looking also towards the fog.
“Interesting is it not.” Stormfront said.
“What is it? I never seen fog before, but something about this one doesn’t seem natural.”
*Hee*”I figure as much. That is the sea of the sirens.”
Sunset then turns to face the captain in fear “WHAT! Sirens! But I thought there was none left.
“As far as civilians as yourself and your friends; they might as well be. But to those how sails the seas, they are a very real threat.”
“Do we have to worry about them?”
“Surprisingly, no. They stay in their waters but will attack anyone who dares to venture there. You see those light, there in the center.” Stormfront said point at the glow as Sunset nods. “Those are the light of the Sirens. They are watching us right now.”
“Then why are we so close to them then!”
“Don’t worry you little filly. If they were going to attack us, they would have done so already. They are just reminding passing boats that they are still there and to stay away.” The captain said leaving Sunset but stopping. “Besides we have more important things to worry about right now.”
“And what might that be?”
“Parasprites.”
“Parasprites?”
“Yes, like the one I found in your mane.” He said lifting his hoof to show a small blue creature with two large insect wings and big green eyes with a small smile on its face.
“*Aawwee* it’s cute.”
“Cute yes, but they are a pest on board. And I need you and your friends to round them up.”
Sunset looks at captain in confusion looking back and forth between him and the bug in his hoof. “Might I ask why are they a pest?”
“AAAHHH!! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!” a voice came from down below. Sunset can see a bunch of Parasprites come out from the stairs leading to the lower levels.
Stormfront groaned in annoyance as he puts the one in his hoof in a bag. “That is why. It only takes one to doom a ship. They multiply fast and consume rations at an alarming rate.” He said as crewmembers ran past them with nets.
“So how do we deal with them?”
“Just follow what everyone else is doing and do it fast.”
Nodding in agreement Sunset grab a nearby net and started to case a some Parasprites towards the captain’s wheel. She caught ten and didn’t know what to do. “Ok now what?”
A nearby griffin had her own bag filled and was pulling them “Take them below deck. There is a storage room where we can put these until we can deal with them back on land.”
“Where is that?”
“This way pony.”
She follows her until they can to where more crewmembers where stuffing the bugs into a room. Once she had put her bag in she was handed another bag and repeated the process. She did see her friends at one point while chasing the Parasprites but could stop to chat with them.
She found a bunch of them in one spot like a statue. She was going to bag them but then the Parasprites fell off the pony underneath them. “I better be careful one false move and you might get a someone in that room along with the Parasprites.” Sunset thought to herself before she case another bunch of Parasprites.
Struggling, crewmembers push against a door as sweet drops form their foreheads while they continue to push the door. “Come on just a little more.” Then Twilight and Spike rushed on over to aid them, after stuffing a rather large bag behind the door.
“How can there be this many of them on board?”
“Never mind that JUST PUSH!” in one final thrust of might of pony power a satisfying *Click* was heard.
*Aaaww* Finally. That the last of them.” Twilight said as she fell to the floor.
“Oh come on guys, It wasn’t that bad.” Spike said shrugging his shoulders and receiving glares from all the nearby ponies. “What?”
“They ate half the rations.”
“Well-”
“They drag me across the boat!”
“Ok that was your fault for not letting go.”
“Okay! Enough of that everypony.” Twilight said calming down everypony. “What is important right now is that this door.” She gestor to said door before putting a sign on it (don’t not open). “Remains closed for the rest of this journey. Does everypony understands?” they nodded. “Good, now let everypony else know as well.” Once they left, Twilight looked at around looking for somepony and Spike notice this.
“Uh Twilight what is wrong, didn’t we get all of them?”
”No I that not it Spike. I am sure we got all of them but I am getting a strange feeling that we are forgetting something.”
“What could that-” Spike was then interrupted by a series of knocks coming from the closed door. Which caused them to look at it, before a voice came from the door.
“You know I appreciate the effort you ponies have done to contain the Parasprites on board my ship. “The voice said with anger rising in its voice. “You did very well to get all of them very quickly in this room, but I am having an itching feeling that somepony goofed up.”
“Uh, Captain is that you?” Twilight asked.
Then another voice answer for him “No it is the Muffin Mare and Little Red Riding Bloom.”
“Really!” Spike said excited.
“OPEN THE DOOR!” Sunset and Stormfront shout together
“Don’t worry we will get help. Just hang in there.” Twilight said leaving to get help.
“Two hours” Sunset said while straightens her mane.
“Now Sunset, it was not my fault. The crewmember didn’t believe me when I said you were in there.”
“FOR TWO HOURS?”
“Oh, come on, I am not that strong of a mare to drag them to the door and when I did they started to put me to work around the ship. It took me that long before I could get them even near the door.” Twilight tried to explain herself only to get a glare form Sunset.
Sunset then to in a breath then let it out. “Well at least it is over with now.”
Spike then enter their room while pulling in a bunch of blanket behind, getting the attention of the mares in the room.
“Uhm Spike what are you doing?” Twilight asked while walking towards him.
“Oh, You see I am not planning to spend another night in THAT torcher device again” he said pointing towards the hammock across the room. “So, I went around the supply room and found these blankets. I might not like sleeping on the floor, but I would prefer sleeping anywhere else.”
“I see, Spike.” Sunset said then notice something. “Uh Spike that is not enough blankets for all of us.” This sudden realization made everyone in the room look at each other than to the blankets.
“MINE!” they said together running towards the pile of blankets and crushing into each other in the process. This cause a cloud of smoke and dust to form around them as they continue with sound of random things coming out of it. Also, every now and then one of the ponies/dragon inside would be thrown out of it only to go back in.
This cause one of the nearby crewmember to enter the room investigating the noise. “What is goin-” was all he could say before he too was pulled into the scuffle. “AAHH!”
Then you can see Twilight sneaking out of the cloud towards the door with the blankets. Spike notices this and went after her. This cause the dust to settle and reliving the stallion in a head lock by Sunset tapping his hoof on her forearm.
Once Sunset notice this, she let him go while looking around. “Where did you come from, and where are the others.”
The stallion, gasping for air, weakly points his hoof towards the door.
Sunset glares in the direction of the door. “THIS MEANS WAR YOU TWO!” she shouted charging out of the room nearly hitting Trixie on the way out.
Trixie looks at Sunset turning the corner and then to the stallion in her room. She does this a few times before she jumps a little when she heard a crash nearby. “Did Trixie miss something?”
“Get back here Twilight! Those are my blankets!” Spike said as he climbs out of pile of wood and random supplies.
“Now Spike let’s talk about this. Whenever you or Sunset act like this, you two become uncontrollable and will do whatever it takes to get your way.” She said stopping in next to the side to the ship. “I am just trying to minimize any or and damage you two could cause.” All the while Sunset ran pass him towards Twilight only to be side step into a large white stallion making everypony cringe as she slow falls to the floor. The stallion didn’t seem to notice this as he continues to fasten the ropes to the boat.
Twilight lends in near Sunset “Are you Ok Sunset?” she asked while giving her a look over to see if anything is broken.
“No Mom, I want peanut butter today.” Sunset said raising her head only to drop back to the floor.
“Yeah I thought so.” Twilight said getting Sunset on her back and then notice that no pony seems to be giving her any attention about what just happen earlier. She shrugs it off and notice Spike getting the blankets. “Spike?”
“Yes?”
“Let’s get Sunset here back in our room. Then I we will deal with the sleeping arraignment.”
“Ok, but these are still mine!”
Twilight just rolls her eyes at his comment and continue her way back with Spike right behind her.
Once there they know that there is a very ironic sight in front of them. Twilight and Spike are having a difficult time controlling their laughier, while Sunset is waking up. “Huh where am I?”
“Hay Sunset good to see you awake. Something just came up that I am sure you are going to like.” Twilight said as Sunset got off her.
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. None of us are going to be using the Hammock tonight.”
“And why is that?”
Twilight then points her hoof into the room. “Because Trixie is already using it.”
As Sunset looks into the room, she can see a hammock tie around itself and with a silver tail coming out of it along with three blue hooves pocking out of it. And every now and then the hooves would wiggle around.
“I-I-I can see that.” Sunset tried to say why trying not to laugh but failing miserably, before she broke out in laughter. Spike and Twilight soon join her as well.
“IT IS NOT funny! Now stop your laugher at ONCE!” Trixie said while to continue to struggle in her prison.
Twilight calmed down enough to go toward Trixie. “Sorry about that. But I have to asked how did you ended up like that?” she asked grinning at the end.
“It was not Trixie’s fault. She was helping the stallion on the floor and then he throws Trixie into this hammock afterwards.”
Sunset stop laughing when she remembers who Trixie was talking about and sat up. “Ok one that stallion is a light weight so I don’t see him doing that.” She was walking closer to Trixie as she continues, until she was a foot away form her. “And two, why are you talking in the third person?”
“Trixie doesn’t know what you are talking about.”
“See right there, you did it again.” Sunset said point her hoof at her.
“Alright enough of that you two.” Twilight said getting in between them. “Can we focus on getting Trixie out of the hammock first, and ask her questions later.”
“Trixie doesn’t need your help!”
“Oh, then do you know how to cast magic in an anti-magic zone, or have an item that will give you levitation without toughing the item. Or are you just going to force your way out of there with your strength alone?”
She got really quiet. “Uh? Trixie.”
“We will never speak of this again.”
“Fair enough."
“Now get Trixie out of this!”
“Hold your horse shoe we are on it.†Twilight said signaling to the others to help her, but they didn’t move. “Oh, come on you two you know this is the right than to do.” They round their eyes at this before they move in to help. Spike moved next to Twilight on the left of Trixie and Sunset moved to the opposite side of them. Once in position Twilight and Spike grab the nearby rope on the hammock and Sunset did the same on the other side. “Besides, now she will owe us for this.” Before Trixie could protest Twilight and the others pulled hard on the rope away from Trixie, forcing the hammock to undo itself and dropping her on the floor.
Trixie eyes were spinning when she tried to stand up, but she lost her footing and fell on the ground a seconds later. Spike went next to her and pock her head a few times, but was not getting any response from her.
“She will be alright.” Sunset said as she and Twilight let go of the ropes. “So now what do we do? And for the record I would had gotten those blankets if that stallion didn’t interfere.”
“No, you wouldn’t have.” Twilight said, “Anyways, I have an idea of how we can solve the problem we are facing with the blankets.”
“What would that be Twilight?”
“Well for starters we could share them instead of fighting over them.”
Spike look at Twilight well letting go of Trixie’s cheek and waking her up. “Uh, Twilight. Do you remember the last time we tried to share something?” Trixie just looks between the ponies and the dragon wondering what is going on.
“This is no way relatable to that incident, which reminds me.” Twilight than give s Sunset and hard glare. “You still owe me a new Smarty Pants Doll Sunset!”
“OK first off. That was your fault for not letting go, and not to mention it was still good afterwards mostly.”
“Who would want a headless doll?!â€
“Uh Twilight I think you are getting off topic again.” Spike said as Trixie got up from the floor dusting herself off.
“Oh right. Back on the subject at hoof. We could all use the blankets if we share the blankets, by sleeping next to each other.”
“Or I could just keep them for myself and let you all use the hammock.” Sunset said while holding the blankets with a grin. Twilight and Spike looks at her in shock, before she than smiles at them. “Just kidding” they let of a collect sigh “but I still think I had all rights to them.”
“Riiight.” Twilight round her eyes while Trixie grumble to herself as she left the room. “Anyways now that we are no longing fighting over who sleeps where’s. We better find something to occupy ourselves until we get to Las Pegasus.” They nodded in agreement as they separated to do so.
Night has fallen over the vessel as it continues to sail across the sea. Up on the crow’s nest, a unicorn mare was using a telescope to look out in the distance in front of the ship. The only light she has is the light form the Luna’s sky, but thankfully it is a full moon giving plenty of light. After one more look around the boat she put away her spy glass, and looks up to the stars.
‘Thank you, Luna for a quite night.” She said before she notices another pony making their way up to her. “Well what kept you?” she asks the mare climbing up.
“Sorry about that I was helping out some mates down below deck really quick and almost forgot you were still up here. And that I was supposed to releave you.” The earth pony said smiling sheepishly
“Whatever as long you made it that is what’s important.” The first mare said shaking her head side to side. “Surprising nothing to report. It is a rather quiet tonight.”
“Really? Well that is good news for once.”
“Tell me about it.” She said letting out a yawn “Anyways I going to get some sleep now. So, see you later.”
“Hold on a second please. I have a question to ask you.”
“Oh! What is it?”
“What do you know about the reason we are headed towards Las Pegasus?”
“I don’t follow you?” she said raising an eyebrow.
“You don’t know? I heard the captain say something about a very important item was found there. And we need to go pick it up.”
“You know I not wise to ease drop on the captain or anypony for that matter.”
“Whatever” she round her eyes “so what do you think?”
“About the item?” the mare nodded. “I am not sure it could be anything form a golden treasure to an old family heirloom. But does it even matter knowing or not?”
“I guess doesn’t”
“Exactly, so don’t dwell on it. Your shift will pass by easier without thinking about it.” She said making her way towards the rope ladders.
“Just one more question?”
“Ugh! What?”
“Do you have a special somepony?”
“Uh yes I do but why do yo-” she was cut short when she saw the eyes of the mare in front of her turn slightly green. “What in-” she than stop moving started staring at the mare as a small green glow formed on her forehead in the shape of a horn. Before she could say anything, she soon felt her strength leave her body and can see green ribbons energy flowing form her mouth into the earth ponies. It only last for a few minutes but to her it felt like hours as she continues to lose strength in a silent scream. Soon the mare felt so tired she collapse on the floor asleep as the standing mare smirks at her handy work.
“Nighty night little pony.” She said before a ring of green fire covered the mare turning her body to look like the mare on the floor. “Now than.” She said in her voice as she grabs a large bag and putting the sleeping mare in it and closing it, right before the sound of pony climbing the ropes was heard. The now unicorn mare look to see a pony that looks like what she was earlier appeared.
“Hay sorry I was late I was helping out some ponies below deck and forgot I was supposed to relieve you.”
“Don’t worry about it.” The unicorn dismissed with a wave of her hoof. Than the earth pony notice the rather large bag next to the unicorn.
“What is with the bag?” she said pointing towards it.
“Oh! I forgot to put my bag back below deck when the Parasprites appeared earlier and I just kept it with me since my shift was going to begin once it was over.” The earth pony nodded in understanding. “However, I did lose my hammock somewhere in the scuffle and now had no place to sleep.”
“Well that stinks.”
“Yeah but that is my problem I just going to figure out notice I get below deck.” She said putting the bag over the ledge and getting off the crow’s nest. “Anyways nothing to report tonight it rather quiet.”
“Well at least something good happen tonight. You know, you can use my hammock, since I am going to be up here.”
“Thanks.”
“You are welcome. It the third one after the supply room. Good night.”
“Good night.” She than started to go down the ladder with the bag in her hoof, and follow the direction given to her. However, she made a quick stop in the supply room and grabbing a bottle of empty rum before putting the mare in the hammock with the bottle. Than another ring of fire surround the mare again and relieved a stallion. “Silly little ponies.” The stallion left the mare and stop by a half open door.
Looking inside he can see Twilight, Sunset, and Spike all cuddle up underneath some blankets. “If it were up to me I would have drain you three dried long ago.” He said to himself. “But orders are orders.” He then closed the door and continue to walk down the hall.
Author's Note
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now updated
Daylight could be seen coming over the horizon of Las Pegasus mountains. A yellow peguses mare exits her house, closing the door behind her, she starts her morning stretches and warm ups. Once she was done she took in a deep breath of air.
*BBBBBBUUUUUUURRRRRRMMMMM* “GUH!” she shouted as she took off straight into the air, by the sudden noise from the nearby fog horn.
After calming herself down, she looks towards the only fog horn nearby. As she got closer to the lighthouse she could hear laughter inside the build. She then frowns coming to the conclusion of what just happen.
Landing in front of the building the mare prepares herself for some good old pay back. “DASH! If this was one of your gags, I am going to show you just how much I enjoyed it.” She said entering the building then closing the door behind her. Then was then the sound of panic followed by crashing and smashing of random objects, before two blurs could be seen coming out of the building moving towards the harbor.
“Hum?”
“What’s wrong Twilight?”
“It’s the fog horn. Normally it’s only used to signal incoming ships of where the island is during a foggy day. And right now, it’s clear.”
“Yeah that is weird.”
“Anyways we are closing in on Las Pegasus, and we better check up on the captain to see what is going to happen next.”
“Right.” Twilight and Sunset were about to leave their room when they remember someone. “Spike I know you are awake. So, you can either get up and come with us on your own free will or I am going to drag you with us?”
“Fine I am coming.” The trio made their way on over to the captains quarters and found him behind his desk.
“Good morning to you all. I was afraid for a moment that we were going to have to help you get out of bed again.”
“Thankfully not this time or ever again.”
“Never say never my dear Sunset.” “Now then I assume you are here for more than a friendly chat with an old sailor like me.”
“Yes, straight to business. Captain once we arrive at shore, where are head to?”
“You are to head to town hall and meet with Mayor Hooves. She will then show you to the artifact which we are after.”
“Artifact!?”
“Yes Spike, Artifact.” Sunset said turning her attention to the young drake. “Celestia said that what we are after is import. So, in this case it is an artifact of some kind.” She then turned her attain back to the captain. “Do we know anything specific about it?”
“Nothing that I can for sure. Only that it is no bigger than a bit and that Celestia wants it.”
“Fair enough.”
“Right then I will be assigning you some guards for your safety on shore.”
“Are they necessary?”
“Just a precasion. Las Pagegus is known for as a poor but peaceful island, but it does have its fair share of crime. And we cannot afford to lose that artifact.”
“Ok, however Captain. The way you talk about the package, makes me think that you know more than you are willing to share.”
“Call it a hunch, but whatever it is Celestia has put a tiet lid on it. However, based on the size, I can only guess that it might be one of the shards of harmony.”
“A Shard of Harmony? What is that?”
“Really Sunset? You remember the legend about the Elements of Harmony and Discord.”
“Oh, right! Now I remember. After the Elements of Harmony were lost, Ponies and other creatures have claim to have found them. However, it turns out to be random crystals or shards of a crystal instead.”
“And in some of the cases the crystal shards had a unique spell place on them, to make them seem like the real thing.”
“That is right, but Captain you can’t seriously suggesting that we are after a real piece of an Element of Harmony, do you?”
“Can’t you let a stallion dream for a little?”
“Right. Anyways how long do we have until we depart back to Canterlot?”
“It depends on the news we receive from the local weather ponies around here. If the weather is clear for the next two days. Then we will be on our way by tomorrow morning. If not, we will have to wait it out.”
“Well then let’s not waste anymore time than. Come on guys.”
“You will find your guards waiting for you at the gad plank.”
“Thank Sir.”
With that they bid the captain farewell and left the room. Unaware that one of the crewmember who was working nearby the cabin stop what they were doing and once no pony was looking he went to the other side of the ship. After the ship arrive at the dock Twilight’s group left to the town hall, another group of crewmembers went to the market place, other stay on board the ship. However, no one paid attention to Trixie and her wagon when somepony came out of it when she was heading to the market place. This pony made her way to a small café and order coffee. During the wait the mare pulled out a red flower from her bag and place it in her hair next to her left ear. Shortly after she finish her coffee another mare came from the sky and took a seat next to her. After ordering her own coffee the mare with the red flower look at her once before she set her cup down.
“Isn’t a little late to be having coffee today Miss?”
The pegues mare looks at her before looking around before addressing her “It is never too late to have blue coffee”
“Excuses me? But I never heard of blue coffee. Don’t you mean red coffee”
“No blue coffee.”
The mare with the flower groan with a hoof over her face. “Let’s try that again. The purple sun melts the red snow.”
“And the river runs upstream”
“Secret Agent Hooves?”
“Secret Agent Sweetie Drops?”
“What was wrong with your counter sign?”
“What do you mean what was wrong with it? I gave you the counter sign for the red flower.”
“But that the wrong counter sign.”
“It is not!” she then reaches into her bag sand pull out a roll up scroll. “See, right here.”
Sweetie drops looks at the scroll before looking at the issue date on the scroll. “That’s the old counter sign.” She then pulls out her own scroll and shows it to her.
Agent Hooves look at it before she starts to wine “I am sorry Agent Sweetie Drops. I should have known that you would have the right counter sign. It's just after all these years undercover hiding in trees, walls, and small spaces. You can get out of the loop. And you know I am getting tried of it.”
“Calm down agent hooves we all have to make sacrifices on the job. Here, take my code scroll.”
“I can't do that.”
“its fine I already memorized it.”
She takes it and sniff a little. “I won’t forget this. I will pay you back Sweetie drops.”
“Thanks, and that’s is nice and all but could you please give me your report.”
“right.” *ahem* “mostly everything is the same here. Nothing major has happen expect for Rainbow scaring the feathers of off Spitfire earlier.”
“That must have been funny. Anything sign of 'black hooves' around here?”
“nothing yet, but I will keep an eye out for them.”
“you better. The princess wants to own if they are friendly or not asap.”
“will do. That concludes my report and I better get going before anypony starts missing me.”
“alright then carry on the agent hooves.”
“You can count on me.”
An hour. Later At the storage room of town hall.
"And this my friends the what you are here for. I am not aloud to tell you what it is with all the hush hush going around it.”
“thank you, Mayor hooves, but I do have one question."
"Yes?"
"Why is the box the size of a wagon?" Sunset said gesturing to the box. “is it really that big?"
"No that just to throw ponies off from what’s inside it."
"Oh, so it small!"
There was a moment of silence before the mayor said anything” you did hear that form me.”
"Don't worry we won’t tell anypony. Okay boys get this create moving." Twilight told the guards as the began to move the box.
Once the box was out of storage room. The mayor pulls Sunset aside.
"How did you know it was smaller than it appears to be?”
“you just told me.” Sunset said as she moves to join the others.
“clever girl.”
It didn't take long before they rejoin the crew at the ship. They got word from the captain that everything is ready to go and would be on their way back shortly if the weather ponies tell them other wise. He also informed them that they would be bring along three other crewmembers. After their talk Sunset and the others went back to their cabin and a wait for the journey back home.
“You know this wasn't as exciting as I thought this trip would be.” Spike said as they enter the room.
“well what did you expect Spike? This was no more than a milk run.”
“we I know that but I was kind of hoping for action. You know fending of pirates, holding out against a great storm, or maybe even fighting a giant sea creature!”
“oh, spike that is the last thing we want to happen on this journey. Imagine if it did happen?”
“yah”
“Stop encouraging him. “Twilight said to Sunset. “Spike. I don't think we can survive if something like they happen. We are out at sea. My magic is unless out here. I have no form of training in hoof to hoof combat and if you did use your fire you risk burning the sea down and then we will be lost at sea.”
“sorry Twilight I didn’t think about it that way.”
“it is ok spike.” Twilight said as she hugs the little dragon.
Meanwhile outside every sailor on board was getting ready to shove off. As they were doing so some of them notice an orange pegues looking around the last of the supply crates on the deck.
“Hay Miss get away from there!”
“In a minute I am look for somepony.”
“then I’ll help you.” The sailor said going down to join the search.
Meanwhile rainbow was hiding behind one of the farest barrels and notice the top was open. Quickly she hid inside and left the top open so she can breathe and get out. After three minutes she heard s
The new pony telling Spitfire to leave. Rainbow was about to leave her box but then the lid was forced closed and she started hearing the hammering of nails. She tried to open the box but with the limited amount of room she was stuck. Then the barrel started moving rolling her around for a bit before stopping.
“Hay Henry this water barrel is a little light is it supposed to be empty?”
“Nay dud I guess they forgot to fill it. Take it back and fill it up before we head out.”
“On it.” Then the barrel started rolling again. Rainbow was starting to get dizzy but then a small hole open and water started to fill it. But then it stops half ways then something else started to fill it. And it smelled familiar to her. After a quick taste “Cider?”
As the sailor was rolling the barrel back he thought he was hearing thing like the barrel drinking itself. “I got to lay off the hard stuff. I am hearing things.” He said to himself as he put the barrel in storage.
“Wait! I need to get on this boat!” Bon bon said trying to get pass the guard on the gad plank.
“I am sorry madam put it is not up to me it up to the captain and we are already full on crewmembers as it is.”
“But I must you know never mind I am good.”
“You are?”
“Yes I am. Have a good day.” She then started walking away.
“Hun that was odd.” He said as Bonbon snuck on to the boat by hang on the ships anchor when nopony was looking. Once. There were on their way bonbon got on board.
It has been seven hours since we left that little town. But I do have to get spikes idea for thought.
This vogue has been to peaceful. I have read reports from other captains and everyone of them have had some serious problems no matter how short the voyage was. I fear that soon we will have some problem on our hooves soon that maybe more than than we can handle. Especially with now down below deck. I have no idea what it is but if the princess what’s this it has got to be something important. I know that I am not allow to look inside it but that doesn’t mean I can kept an eye on it.
Sunset then made her way below deck and let the others know where she going to be. However, on her way there she started hearing somepony singing. It was very quiet but it got louder the closer she got to the storage area. Once inside. She notices that she’s not the only one who heard the singing. A couple of the crewmembers where gather around a barrel looking at each other then back to the barrel.
“Hay is everything alight here?”
“I am not sure but this barrel is started singing ten minutes ago.”
“Well what’s in it?”
“We were just going to find out, but the label says water.” The sailor then grabs a crowbar and pry the lid off.
“Annand IIIIIII will always love you!!” a cyan pony with a rainbow-colored mane said grabbing the closest pony in a hug. “Have I ever told you about the time when I made a rainbow from just free falling?”
“No.”
“it was glories”
“Let me guest she is not a member of this crew?”
“Nope she is definitely a storw away.”
“And she very friendly. Let’s see if we can get her without causing a raucous.” Slowly sunset and the other pony closed. In on the new mare before she notices them as well.
“Oh, look so many ponies here. Are you all part of my fan cub?”
Sunset has no idea what this mar was talking about when she started smelling cider coming from this mare direction. “Excuse me miss…”
“Rainbow dash! The fastest pony alive! In the flesh.”
“Miss dash but have you been drinking cider?”
“Naaa this was only. Titse little sips from this barrel.”
“And how many of these tissey little sips did you have?”
“272.”
Sunset looked down the barrel and found it to be empty. “Do you normally have this many sips of cider?
“Nope first-time honey dew.”
“Honey dew?!”
“Well you look like honey. I bet you taste great.”
“Ok enough of this get her out of here, I will inform the captain.” Sunset then left the two ponies to deal with rainbow heading back to top deck. However, as she did she started to notice a change in the weather. The clouds where gathering in thick grey clumps in the sky the wind is starting to pick up and the ship is starting to rock.
“Hay sailor! Does the captain know that we are in the middle of a storm?”
“I am not sure haven’t seen him since we left port.”
“That’s odd I am on my way to see him now anyways I will let him know.”
“You do that. These clouds are making me nerves.”
Sunset hurried to the captain courters and knocked at the door but there. Was no answer she tried again calling out to him but still no answer. Fearing the worst, she opens the door.
“Captain are you here?”
“What do you want?” storefront said from his desk.
“I here to tell you about the storm outside.”
“You leave that to me and the crew my lady. In the mean time I suggest you batten down the hanckes and wait with your friends until this blows over. Don’t worry only ponies on the deck are at risk of falling over board. We will be fine.”
“Okay then captain.” She turns to leave but then stop. “Oh, I just remember captain we have a stowaway on board.”
“We will deal with that after the storm but for now get below deck and wait farer orders. Understood?”
“Yes captain.” Sunset then left to join the others below deck. Once there she told them what was happening and the captain’s orders. Twilight thought it was odd they entered up in the middle of a storm just form without anypony noticing. However, spike thought it was hilarious hearing about the pony in the barrel.
“Spike it wasn’t that funny. Which reminds me of what I was doing before all this happen.”
‘But what about the captain’s orders?”
“I am not going to stay there I am just going to have a peek insi- um erm I mean make sure the crate is in tack. Yes, intact totally wasn’t trying to look inside.”
Twilight just looks at her with a mall glare. “Um hum. If it is all the same for you I better tag along.”
“What why, don’t you trust me?”
“Last year hearts warming eve.”
“Oh right. But to be fair that was a big box Twilight.”
“And you couldn’t have waited two more hours.”
“It was practically morning.”
“Say the one who wore a black ninja outfit crawling across the floor. And then causing unsuspecting ponies to fall down the stairs!”
“Okay that was your fault for not looking where you where going. And what about me? I got hurt as well.”
“That was only because spike thought you were stealing his presents.”
“ha-ha yeah I remember that. If couldn’t have them then no pony can.”
“You are lucky Mr. that the only things that got burn to dust were half of the present and the tree. Never did get to see what was in the box. Ah fine then if you want to tag along there is no reason why not.”
“By the way. Whatever did happen that the mare in the barrel?”
“My guess she was taken to the brig.”
As sunset and the others made their way to the storage area of the ship. The storm outside was growing worst. Lightning flash across the sky, waves of water crash into the sides of the ship sending sailors across the deck and cabins. Wind blow the sea across the deck soaking everyone on deck. Sailor struggle to man the stations to keep the ship from tilting over. Stormfront was at the helm struggling to guild the ship to the storm. However, though all this storm the was a sound. It started small then it started to grow.
Sunset look through one of the windows below deck and can see a red glow in the distant. She knew it was the sirens but gave it no sound thought for they are safe as long as they don’t go the light.
But then sunset notice that for some reason the ship was turning I. The direction of the sirens.” What is the captain thinking!”
“What is wrong?”
“He is guiding the ship into siren territory!”
“What is he thinking!”
“Something wrong here. I may not no the captain well but he would never in danger the ship like this. Especially since he is probably the only pony who knows what is in the crate. Am going to have a talk with him to see what’s going on in that thick head of his. You to kept going to the storage room.”
“Okay but why!”
“Something wrong here and somepony needs to make sure that the crate is intact.”
“Don’t worry we are on it. Be careful sunset.”
“Same to you two.” With that they went their separate ways.
The storm was getting worse be the minute. Forcing ponies to hang on the wall just too kept on their hooves. A lantern fell to the floor in front of sunset which burst into flames. She manages to not get burn and moved away from the dire. Lucky there was another pony came by and started putting out the flames.
“You there make sure the lanterns are put out on the deck I got this floor.”
“On but can you get somepony to the captain he is head straight into siren waters.”
“Don’t question the captain’s judgement miss. He has gotten us out of storms before and he can do it again. Now off with you!”
“Aright.” Sunset then struggle to the other lanterns and quickly put them out. As she did so the song of the sirens was growing louder.
Author's Note
i hope you all enjoy this story, and don't worry next chapter is going to be interesting.
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