My Brave Pony Starfleet Magic: The New Member

A week had passed and no attacks from Sombra or Chrysalis. Now, it was another peaceful night in New Canterlot and New Ponyville. Wolves were howling in the night and foxes roamed the forest, looking for food. Everybody was fast asleep, except for Princess Luna, who was the keeper of dreams. She made sure nobody has any nightmares at night.

At Lightning and Starla's house, Jewel was sleeping soundly when she started to have a very strange dream.

Jewel was standing in a place with stars all around and a cloud path on the floor.

"Where am I? What is this place?" She asked herself.

Then Twilight's angel appeared in front of her.

"Hello again Jewel."

"Twilight! What are you doing here?" Jewel asked.

"I came here so tell you something very important." Twilight said.

"What is it?" Jewel asked.

"There is a special weapon that you need to retrieve. It is call the Sword of Animal Spirits. It has mythical powers and I believe you are the one who can wield this weapon." Twilight explained.

"So where is it?" Jewel asked.

"It is on the planet Allura. It is home to all kinds of mythical creatures including phoenix's and unicorns."

"Woah. But how will I be able to find the sword?" Jewel asked.

"When you get there a trail of blue gems will appear. Follow them and they will guide you to the Sword of Animal Spirits. There will be many challenges along the way, so you must be careful." Twilight added.

Jewel nodded.

"Good Luck Jewel." With that Twilight disappered and Jewel awoke.

That morning, Jewel told her friends about her dream and the contacted the royal alicorns and Shining Armor. From there, everybody gathered in New Canterlot throne room to discuss. "So, Twilight wants you to go to another planet to obtain a mythical sword that only you can wield?" Lighting summarized.

"Yes." Jewel answered simply.

"But Jewel, you've never been on a space mission before." Starla objected worried.

"While that may be true Starla, Jewel has proved that she can defend herself. I think we should allow her to go." Grand Ruler said. Everybody agreed. In no time, everybody helped Jewel packed for her quest. They gave her a tent, food, water and other essentials. Jewel strapped her backpack on and faced her friends. "Okay guys. This is it." Jewel said nervously.

"You'll be fine Jewel. You have your crown and you know alot of magic to defend yourselves." Queen Celestia reassured. Jewel took a deep breath and calm down. "Right. I'll be fine."

Grand Ruler opened the dimensional pathway to Allura. "Be safe Jewel." He added. Jewel nodded and jumped in to the pathway.

"WOOOOAAAH!" She said. Jewel suddenly landed hard on the ground, in a forest.

"Ouch. That hurt."

After thr pain subsided, Jewel took in the scenery; Sunlight shined through the treetops, rivers flowed smoothly, and flowers sprotted all over the place. Jewel saw all kinds of animals in a clearing up ahead from pheonixes and dragons to unicorns and wolves.

"Woah. Beautiful." She commented.

Walking through the forest towards the animals, Jewel continued to stare at them in wonder. Suddenly, one of the dragons picked up her scent and in no time spotted her. It bared it's teeth at her. Jewel stopped walking and looked at the dragon in fear.

"Ummm.... hi.. I'm Jewel and I was wondering if you could-" Jewel was cut off when the dragon fired it's fire breath at her. Jewel ducked and avoids the hit.

"Who dares enter our kingdom?!" the dragon demanded.

"I-I-I just want your help to-" Jewel tried to explain but the dragon wouldn't have any of it. He roared and charged Jewel. The other animals scattered into the forest.

Jewel turned and ran away as fast as she could. Jewel darted through the trees while the dragon bashed into them, ripping them out of the ground! Jewel began to run to get try and get away. She dodged the attacks but one blasted her and sent Jewel flying!

"Ahhhh!" She screamed.

Jewel began falling to the ground fast she used her magic to slow down a little. She hit the ground hard. Jewel attempted to stand but she felt a tremendous pain in her right ankle when she put pressure on it. Jewel looked and saw a bad bruise on her ankle.

"Not good." Jewel said.

The dragon landed behind Jewel with a furious experssion on it's face. "This will teach you not to enter my kingdom AGAIN!" The dragon raised it's claw and whacked Jewel with it, sending her flying...again. Jewel landed in a clearing out of the forest, in extreme pain and she lost consciousness.

When Jewel regained consciousness, the first thing she noticed was the pain.

"Uh, wh-what happened?" she moaned.

Then she noticed that she was in a differnt part of the forest with fewer trees and less sunlight. Jewel looked over her body and saw that her right arm and left ankle were bandaged. Suddenly, the brush near her began to rustle and a wolf and unicorn appeared before her.

The wolf, had a blue, transparent coat with white stars all over it's body and in the center of it's forehead.

The unicorn, was white with pink swirls on her skin. Also, with a pink mane and tail with flowers on it and a white horn.

"Greetings." The wolf greeted. "My name is Starlight and this is my friends Lyria. We found you unconscious in our territory. Care to tell us your name?" Starlight asked.

"My name is Jewel. I'm from United Equestria, ruled by Queen Celestia and Grand Ruler Celestio. I'm a Starfleet Cadet."

Starlight and Lyria have heard of Starfleet. "How did you get in this condition Jewel? Lyria asked. "All I remeber is this big dragon attacking me and hitting me with its claw and I lost consciousness." Jewel explained.

The pair nodded.

"So why are you here Jewel?" Starlight asked.

"I came here to search for a mythical sword; the Sword of Animal Spirits. I was told that a trail of blue gems will guide me there." Jewel added. Lyria and Starlight could tell the Jewel was completely lost and in need of some help.

"We'll help you find this sword." Lyria declared. Jewel looked at them with a surprised experssion.

"Really?!"

Lyria and Starlight nodded. Jewel smiled at the two of them but the moment was interrupted by her stomach growling. "Hehehe, excuse me. I guess I've worked up an appetite." Jewel said, embarrassed. Lyria giggled.

"No worries young one, we understand you must be hungry." Lyria used her magic to levitate two apples and Jewel's backpack to her. Jewel was so relived to see her backpack was unharmed. "We found your backpack lying next to you. And these apples should full you up." Starlight added.

"Thank you." Jewel thanked.

Jewel ate both of the apples and was full. Then, Jewel saw a blue glow about a yard away. Jewel went to investigate, followed by Lyria and Starlight. Jewel approached the blue glow and saw.....a blue gem, and another, and another. It was a whole tail of blue gems just like Twilight told her about!

"I'm guessing these are the gems that will guide us." Starlight predicted. Jewel nodded.

"Well what are we waiting for let's go!" Lyria exclaimed.

Soon, Jewel, Lyria and Starlight followed the gem path. Jewel leaned against Lyria, to keep from putting pressure on her sprained ankle. The trio came to a river with small rapids in it.

"Looks like we have to cross it." Starlight spoke. Lyria looked at Jewel with worry. "But Starlight, Jewel is in no condition to cross." Lyria objected.

"Can't you carry her across?" Starlight asked.

"The weight might make it harder to make it for me to get across."

"Then, what do we do?" Jewel asked.

"Maybe, I can help." a voice said.

The trio looked around saw soon saw a female dragon, about the same age as Spike, coming out of the bush. The dragon walked on four legs and was aquamarine with white scales on it's neck, back and tail. It also had a dark blue underbelly and light blue wings with white shading.

"Hi! My name is Aqua. I've heard about your problem and I would like to help your friend get across." She offered.

"Um.... Aqua... not to be rude or anything but.... aren't you a little young to be crossing rivers by yourself..... or to be out here alone?" Jewel asked.

"Pffft. I'm just fine on my own. I'm a tough dragon. Plus, I don't have any parents." Aqua replied.

"No Parents?!" The trio repeated in shock.

"Yea, one day I just hatched out of my egg and my parents were no where to be seen. I grew up without them." Aqua explained. The trio was devastated, "but it's okay. Anyway, I love adventures and helping new friends." Aqua added.

"Well Aqua, how would you like to join us on our quest for the Sword of Animal Spirits?" Jewel questioned.

"I would love to. I'm always up for an adventure!" Aqua replied.

Jewel placed in the water and Aqua swam in front of her. "Grab on." Jewel grabbed Aqua's back scales and Aqua paddles across the river, followed by Lyria and Starlight. In no time, the gang of four reached the other side of the river. "Well now, let's continue with our quest." Starlight announced. The others agreed and continued following the blue gem path.

In our next episode episode of Starfleet Magic..... Jewel's quest continues and she meets another friends who helps the gang reach their goal. But, when Swift appears to obtain the sword first, the simple quest turns into a race against the clock.

Will Jewel and her friends find the sword first?

Find out in the next episode of Starfleet Magic....Race to the Sword.