Senseless Writings

Winter Heart and Thunder Charger had just saved the town from an army of changelings who were bound to come back after them soon. Before they left the snow storm was getting a bit worse than normal and they had decided to check out the weather machine at the top of the tower in case one of the changelings did something to it. What they found however was even worse than they thought as the machine had been turned off.

"Winter. How are we having a snow storm if the machine is off?" Thunder asked still confused at the question itself.

"Just what we need. The army is going to be back soon and now we have to find what's causing this."

"Well whatever it is, we just need to find it and then I'll show it a thing or two."

"Calm down. First let's try thinking about what it is that is causing this. Were both good with legends, what can create snow storms such as this?"

"You mean maybe it's a frost giant like in the book "World Legends"?!"

"Did you see any giants out there? No, this is likely the work of a creature from Equestria. I think it might be something closer to a snow spirit."

"A snow spirit? But why would something like that be creating a storm on the town? Aren't they normally peaceful creatures who tend to not stray beyond the forest?"

"Something must have happened. They must be casting the storm for some kind of reason. We should hurry and find it before we lose any more time. Night will fall soon and it will only make things more difficult."

"That sounds good. But how do we even look for something like a snow spirit?"

"They can fly, but not for long. To create a storm like this they would need to settle in a high spot in the town."

"But the highest spot in the town is right here on the top of the tower..."

"..."

"..."

"You know I'm not sure what to think when things become so obvious you should have realized them from the start."

Winter who was now back to her casual slow pace looked around on the other side of the machine. Sure enough, the snow spirit was there creating its snow storm. Snow spirits were small and could be compared to an apple. They didn't have any actual wings, but they could fly temporarily using their unique snow magic. Because of their odd shape, one could easily just call it a triangle, which gave them the nickname "snow spikes".

"You are the one creating this storm? Can you please tell us why?"

Winter was using a calm and gentle tone, as it seemed like the snow spirit was almost crying while shaking a bit. It didn't take much for winter to realize it was probably just lost and scared which caused it to panic and create the storm over time. She tried talking to it more in an attempt to calm it down.

"Are you okay? You seem scared. There's nothing to be scared of, we just want to help you."

"That's a lie." Said the snow spirit after a while shacking even more.

"How is it a lie? We only want to help you, why would we lie?"

"I heard the big one say it. That when you find me you were going to "show me a thing or two" to stop me from creating the storm."

Winter instantly gave Thunder a death glare and he received the message immediately with chills down his spine colder than the ones the storm could ever create for him. Almost shaking in fear of Winter, he had slowly made his to the snow spirit to correct the misunderstanding.

"No, I'm sorry about what I said. I thought the storm was being created by a monster or something which is why I said that. I don't plan to harm you in any way, so do you think you could stop the storm for us so we can help you?"

"Do...do you really mean that?"

"Yes, I promise I won't hurt you. I just want the storm to stop is all."

"Okay...I will stop the storm then. But please help me in return."

The snow spirit started to concentrate as it it slowly stopped the storm outside. Of course snow spirits aren't capable of just creating a storm when they want to. It only became a storm because it continued to add onto it after hours, which is why it started as a light fall in the morning. It took it awhile, but it finally got the snow to stop falling and Winter could safely turn on the weather machine again.

"So tell us what happened. Why were you up here scared with the weather machine turned off?"

"Is that what the giant metal thing is? It was already off when I got here; one of those ugly black creatures did it I think. I came out of the forest because I wanted to see new sights! I got scared when one of those ugly black things saw me and threw stuff at me with their magic, so I hid up here and used my magic to create a storm so they couldn't reach me."

"I see. The changelings probably turned off the machine so it wouldn't get in there way."

"Never mind that!" Thunder had interrupted.

"You said you wanted to see new sights?!"

"U-um...yes. Why?"

"You can come with us! We were just about to go out and explore the world!"

"Thunder! This thing was scared off by some changelings and you want to bring it with us to the dangerous areas we are going to?"

"It's fine. If I have the big one protecting me I doubt anything can hurt me. I want to see new places with you!"

"Well...if you are fine with it then. But if you get scared don't be afraid to tell us and we will find you a safe place for you to return to. Okay?"

"Sure!"

"By the way, I never got your name. My name is Winter Heart, and my friend here is Thunder Charger."

"I don't have a name. Snow spirits don't often bother with those kinds of things."

"Can I name it?!" Thunder again interrupted before getting another death glare from Winter.

"I mean...I think Flakes is a great name for the little thing."

"Flakes sounds great! You can call me that!"

"Okay, I don't mean to burst our bubble of fun here, but we are actually a bit stressed on time. You can ride calmly in my bag if you like. I can't expect you to fly the entire time."

"Okay!" The snow spirit had exclaimed before snuggling its way into Winter's bag which she had to admit, she found the design much to her liking. Soon the newly formed party set out from the tower into the new clear day. They had stopped at Winter's house to gather a few more supplies and bits. She also needed to leave her coat behind since bringing it with her would get in the way. After that they made their way to the house of Thunder's Grandfather.

"Grandpa! How have you been?" Thunder exclaimed with his usual amount of overcharged energy.

"What is it you want? Even I know you don't just visit me for no reason."

Thunder's Grandfather was an old but respectable stallion who was said to have gone on adventures of his own. He had a red coat and bright yellow mane and tail that matched both his and Thunder's sparky-like lightning eyes. His right hoof often scared ponies though, as it was made of metal for some reason. Whenever asked about it he would look a bit sad before saying "It was a present from an old friend." which made many guilty asking about it in the first place.

"To the point as usual. Me and my friend Winter are leaving tonight on an adventure. We wanted to ask to borrow some of your extra-large bags for me to carry since they don't sell those kind of sizes in town."

The old stallion seemed to have frozen a bit at what Thunder had just said. After looking at Thunder for a bit he shifted his gaze to Winter. Winter knew this gaze, as he gave it to her almost every time he saw her. It wasn't a creepy gaze, but somehow more of a sad gaze for some reason. It somehow made her feel guilty for something.

"I see. I will lend you a couple of my bags. You should be able to carry two of them, one on each side. Knowing your strength you could fit a pony in each one and still carry it without a problem. They are made of a special fabric also so it will take a lot more then you think for one of them to tear."

After returning with the bags he gave them to Thunder and showed him how to properly carry them. Winter had felt a bit nervous because of the strange look he gave her earlier. While he normally gives her that look it seemed like this time it was much stronger then it was before, and it seemed like he gave the same look to Thunder for once.

"Okay, you should be good to go now. I also left you a present in the bag on your right. Give it a look later, you might like it. Now I wish you luck on your adventures. Do try to stay out of trouble now, and don't wander off to far!"

After giving their regards to Thunder's grandfather they left as the sky darkened and night began to fall. Thunder's grandfather had settled down while watching them set off on their new journey before feeling an old pain and shifting his gaze back down to his metal hoof.

"Adventures should be fun, so don't wander too far off." The old stallion mumbled to himself.

Winter, Thunder, and Flakes who was still resting inside the mares patterned bag, were on their way to start their journey. They only had to decide where to go now. Thunder had convinced Winter the best starting place was a town north of Weatherville. They couldn't go anymore south or else they would hit the borders to the outlands. Weatherville was actually one of the closest towns to the outlands, and many blame their odd weather on that fact instead of the rumored machine.

"So what did your grandfather leave you in that bag?"

Thunder then stopped and took a peek inside the bag with the unknown item in it. After a few second a large grin appeared on his face which made Winter even more nervous than then she planned to be. She wondered if she should just throw the item out right now to prevent any trouble it might cause.

"Please tell me it's not going to cause us any trouble."

"Oh no, it's not that kind of item. I have to say though; I knew a stallion couldn't keep its color at that age. I should use this at the next town."

The words only made Winter even more nervous, but if he said it's not dangerous she took his word for it; at least for now. If he was going to use it at the next town she would find out soon enough. The two of them continued through the night onto the next town while giving one last look at their home before leaving it behind.