The New Era: Prologue

Jax continued to walk down the sidewalk, currently taking a stroll in the Gelken sector's upper levels, where the more expensive items were kept. He patted his hand on a window that had a beautiful pink wedding dress hanging on a mannequin. He sighs as he kept walking. 'Wonder if Kylla would like a dress like that, but for formal occasions instead of a wedding...' He grunts and rubs his head. 'Damn, that crazy woman will drive me crazy... But... She has a kind of... I don't know, appearance? That deep down she's more caring, but defending herself with the tough girl act? Nah, that's too cliche, like almost every anime show I've watched...' He sighs again and stops at the intersection, watching ground rovers drive by.

As Jax watched the rovers drive by, a man steps up by his side. "You waiting for the Vex too?"

Jax looks. "Hmm? Oh, no, I'm just walking around town."

He nods as he checks his watch. He was a tall man, having a pair of cat ears, a cat tail, and cat eyes alongside small whiskers. He was probably a Catle, and the well made suit and tie means he's a type of city man. Jax could also see a small item in his pocket.

"So, you're a Elemental?"

He looks. "Heh, yeah I guess." He raises a fist, causing it to become encased in ice. "Specialize in melee and unarmed mostly."

"What's your job?"

"I'm working as a Union Detective."

Jax groans. "How do you manage to get along with those guys?"

"I don't, but the pay is good enough to look past it."

"Oh yeah? How much?"

"20 Golden Diamond Glow-Stones."

Jax stumbled, gripping his head. "Holy shit... That's a good 20,000 Diamond Glow-Stones..."

"Yeah, well, the cases are life-endangering, even for an Elemental-Psion."

"Shit, that explains the high price."

"Yep." He looks down the trail. "And here's the Vex."

A large and highly advanced Void-Entity drives up, causing Jax to grin like an idiot. It's rare to see a Void-Entity outside of the transports for Very rich individuals. "You must be hella rich."

"Nah, I live on a good 20 golden diamond glow-stones every month."

"Then how'd you get permission to get on one of these?"

He shows a pass. "Saved up the money."

"Lucky. See ya around."

"You too, kid." He gets onto the Void-Entity, before it soon drives off.

Jax sighs and looks down at the ground, which was a good 200 floors down. "...Please tell me there's a Street Portal nearby..."

...

The young kitsune from the taxi drive yesterday was currently typing in the terminal codes for objects, before soon enough she got the device to produce 4 GML-90 Black Hole Magnums, then sits back with a sigh. "Why the hell did I get the weapon manufacturing section..."

She rubs her head with a sigh, before her ears twitch as a scientist steps in. "Miss Jolor, you are requested in the meeting on level 23."

She looks. "I thought levels 30-10 were off limits to the lower ranks?"

"They made an exception for you given your family heritage."

She glares at him. "You mean to tell me they looked at my personal records, looked up my mother, and based me off of her?" He nods, making her throw a coffee cup at him, which he ducks just in time. "I am NOT some little girl who needs permission because of her family! I will go when I earn it!"

He nervously nods. "Alright, then I'll reschedule it for another day... Aheheh... heh..." He quickly rushes out the door and closes it behind him, sighing heavily. "Another Flame Temper... Why do we get so many from that clan?" He shakes his head and returns to work.

...

The young dragoness serves a couple men their drinks, before stepping behind the counter. "Hello and welcome to the Golden Ocean, what can I-Oh! Hey Kylla, what can I get you?"

"The usual."

"Ten Minty-Chip cookies, a double fudge brownie, and a Minty-Chip Latte coming right up."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure thing, hun." She finishes the drink.

"How do you usually get a man's attention?"

She gives a grin as she leans her head on her hand while her elbow rests on the counter. "Got an eye for someone?"

Kylla fiddles with her fingers. "You could say that..."

"Well, I personally work on my appearance, and let the men come to me."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, but then again, most who come to me are perverts, so the best way to attract an actually good one, is to show some humility and that you won't bed just anyone who says yes."

"That's pretty obvious."

"Then why are you asking me?"

Kylla glances to the side. "You seem to get a lot of attention from the male consumers, so I thought you might've had a secret..."

"Nope, I'm just being myself, and I keep my eyes open for any would-be perverts."

Kylla nods softly, then rubs her head slightly, her claws brushing through her hip-length hair. "Well, maybe if I try a ponytail..."

"Not everyone is interested in the ponytail, hun." She puts the cookies down. "I mean, Jaxson is more into the long flowing style, when the woman let's her hair down."

"R-Really?"

She nods. "Yeah, though... He is a bit dense, which is why I gave up on trying."

"You tried to date him once?"

"At the time, I was a newbie here in Golden Ocean, only around 15 or 16 years, and then I see him come in after a day at high school. He treated me like a friend, not like some sexy eye candy, and he was the first to do so. So at the time I had a big interest, but eventually I reached 18 and realized he wouldn't notice. So I simply viewed him as a good friend. Though, nothing could beat a childhood friend, now could they?"

Kylla chuckles softly. "No, I suppose nothing could."

"Tell you what, I'll give you an extra special drink. Try offering it to the one you're after."

"What kind of drink is it?"

"My own special brew, a cinnamon chocolate minty-chip espresso."

"Is it any good?"

"Everyone I sold it to loved it, and anyone who bought it for a date ended up winning their hearts... or so they tell me. if I'm wrong, then I'm wrong, but then again I can only go by what the customers tell me."

Kylla nods softly. "How much?"

"Drinks for the man you're after are always on the house here, love."

"Thanks, you're the best."

"I try to be."

Kylla takes the items once they're done, and rushes home.

...

Dorn grunts as he rubs his head, then looks at the six mares who had woken up mere moments ago. "So, you said your names were...?"

"Twilight Sparkle."

"Applejack."

"Rainbow Dash, Fastest Flyer in All-"

"Pinkie Pie!"

"Rarity."

"F-F-Fluttershy..."

He nods. "And you call yourselves the...?"

"Elements of Harmory, or Mane Six."

"Uh-huh, and you fight for...?"

"Peace and harmony."

He just stares at them, then snorts as he shoves a piece of debris out of the way as they moved down the halls of Canterlot Palace. "I don't know about you six, but from the sounds of it, you didn't have what it took to stop whatever happened. Hell, the fact your elements only did that kinda tells me that."

"The Elements of Harmony are the strongest weapon in all of equestrian hi-"

"Can it blow up an entire solar system?"

"..."

"Then we have something stronger."

Twilight clears her throat. "Yes... Well... Um... What are you and your... 'People', doing here?"

"Like I said, excavating the ruins to find something worth a nice Diamond Glow-Stone."

Rarity gasps at the name. "Oh my, there's such a thing here?!"

"Yeah, it's part of the currency system, backups in case you can't access your credits."

Her eyes sparkled with wonder and excitement, while Applejack watched him move another large piece. "Well, ahm thinkin' y'all coulda been o' great help back on Sweet Apple Acres. How in tha hay can y'all move that?"

He looks at his hand. "Well, I'm a Wolf-Kin, alongside being an Earth-Elemental."

"Elemental?" Twilight asks.

"Someone who specializes it manipulating with ores, stone, and dirt."

Twilight curses under her breath. "If only I had my notepad and quill..."

"Don't worry about it, they got an entire series of encyclopedias around the Elementals." Her eyes sparkle this time.

"I have a question." RD finally said. "What's the fastest flying thing here?"

Dorn stops and thinks a moment. "I'd say a Void-Elemental cross-breed vortex. It's the fastest hovering vehicle we have at the current date."

"How fast?"

"About 240.50 kilometers per hour."

Dash's jaw drops to the ground as he shoves the debris to the side, while everyone else's jaws dropped as well. "C'mon, we're almost there."

Soon enough they reach the end of the hall, and spot a stairwell going down, and at the bottom was a door covered in magical layered barriers.

Dorn whistles. "That doesn't look like an average barrier."

Twilight steps up. "It isn't an average one, it's a containment red barrier spell, meant to keep anything highly dangerous locked away."

"And given how old it is, even a Black Heart couldn't live down there without some beings under it's control to feed off of."

"Black Heart?"

"It's what we call the hearts in the center of a Twilight Field."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "There's something out there with my name?"

He shrugs. "Names are names, I didn't choose it." She shrugs as he pulls out his caller, then looks at it. "Supervisor Holland." It rings, before the man picks up. "Sir, we got another barrier deeper in, around what looks to be the..." He looks at the sign over the door. "The Laboratory."

"Alright, we'll send a couple mining-mages down there to help with that."

"Think they'll know how to dispel it?"

"Not really, but I'm hoping. We found barriers around the main bedchambers and the massive tower, so who knows what they were hiding, or maybe even guarding."

Dorn nods. "Understood, we'll wait here."

"Right, and I'll be sending the white-"

"I LOVE ICE CREAM CAKE AND CHOCOLATE CAKE AND-"

"Damn it get that bottle away from her!" The supervisor hangs up.

"...Guess she liked it." Dorn shrugs.