Chapter Five – Time Flies

Electuroo the Griffon – Missyplaced First

Sitting at the train station, I could call it as one at Griffon Gorge. It was grey with tinted green in places with a worn out brown wings and crown emblem. Stairs didn't fair any better either, I even had to fix up a small wooden bridge across a fissure up the Hyperborian Mountains to Griffonstone.

I doodled with some drawings on the sketch pad waiting for the train to arrive with supplies for Gilda's scones, in a week sales been explosive to say the least. I got the short end of the rock, paper or scissors, the twenty minute walk back to Griffonstone wasn't going to be fun when the supplies are packed in the wagon.

“A week... huh? Has it really been a week already?” I said to myself continue to draw a sketch of myself. “Not too shabby. I say so.” I smiled at what I created from recalling my mirror view.

I looked up slightly at the sun high in the sky and the mountains with the widening paths to the city. “Nice view from here, you'd never expect that Griffonstone completely run down and on the verge of turning into an unsettle-able land in the next ten years at best.”

Gilda was told that by me plain and bluntly on day one. I open up my bag pulling out the idol rubbing my talon index finger over it a few times. “What make you so special? What exactly are you to change what griffons were to what they became before you went missing?” I said to it expecting a response but didn't get any.

Train whistle could be heard with the sound of the metal wheels grinding against the metal rails. I put the idol away, putting my bag on I stood up on my talons and paws to see the train coming from Griffish Isles Trottingham.

First time seeing the train in person or should say Griffon it was weird seeing the thing bob up and down slightly pulling the carriages along. “Seeing that engine do that just soooo weird...” I whispered to myself as it slows and comes to a stop at the station.

A blue earth pony and pale grey griffon with a white top half and four red feathers on top of his head step out of the train pulling about six square shape boxes onto the platform. “Got a supply delivery for Gilda and Electuroo.” The griffon said in a gruff voice.

I stepped up to them. “That be me, Electuroo.”

Earth pony tilted her head. “Erm... That sound more like a pony be called than a griffon.”

I sighed. “Is everyone that I meet for the first time keep bring that up or laugh at it?” I asked taking the clipboard and sign my name on it. “I am not born in Griffonstone just been here for a week now.”

“Surprising that you are.” The griffon said taking the clipboard from me. “It your choice but either way that be twenty bits please.”

I gave the bag of coins over. “It all there.”

“I will double c-” He staring at my right paw that was in view. “Four?”

“Four bits? Is he tr-”

“No he has four toe paws.” The griffon stated and here we go again I am invisible and talked about if I am not here or able to hear them.

The mare now stared and counted by mouthing it. “Wow your right. I never seen a griffon with extra digits on their paws before.”

I shook my head and started loading up the creates onto the wagon one by one. “As I said it all there. I don't cheat, scam and such. I rather be honesty and truthful.” For the most part, can't exactly tell Gilda I use to be human and an metamorphose ripped my human shell apart.

The griffon look in the bag quickly and nod. “It seem to be from a quick look. Still...”

“I am not from anywhere near griffon lands or the pony lands. Does that help?”

“Oh? So griffons from where you are have-”

“Yes, they do.” I most likely lied on that part but basically I didn't know who else become a griffon would end up with four digits like me. “The train driver looking a tad impatient over there.” I hint to the engine to ditch them, I was getting irritated fast.

They both look and gasped. “Sorry!” They said together and quickly bored closing the doors and with a whistle the train starts to pull away.

I sighed in relief. “Erg... I am so sick of saying the same thing over and over again...” I put the last of the creates in and tied them down.

“Maybe you should spice it up a bit.” I turn to the sky to see the young griffon Gallus hovering over ten feet above me.

“What the blazes are you doing here Gallus?”

Gallus lands on the seat of the wagon. “Thought you like the company back up.”

“Right...” I hooked myself up to the wagon and start pulling it up the hill. “Your just here to ditch on Grandpa Gruff, aren't ya?”

He rolled his blue eyes. “What!? Of course not! I-” I gave him a look that said 'do not believe you' and he rubbed the back of his neck. “Okay... I did.” He counters. “Like you ditched that griffon and pony just now?”

“Okay... let's agree to disagree and not have the answers of why we ditched okay?”

“Deal!” Gallus agreed.

Crossing over the stone bridge I looked to my left and right of the Guto River. “The last griffon king and the river named after him.” I said. “I figured out as well roughly the Griffon Pride era lastest when the Idol of Boreas sat with each of the 14 kings till the day it was stolen and lost in the abyss.”

Gallus didn't seem impressed by what I was saying. “Oh please, you really believe in that rubbish?”

“Says the griffon that searches in it till I approached a week ago.” I instantly replied.

Gallus I saw in the corner of my right eye cross his forelegs with a “humpth!” And wasn't pleased I brought that up. “Fine get to the point!”

“Each king with peace and pride. I say each have about 40 to 60 years if it was the family line. The era of pride would of lasted about 700 to 800 years. 840 to 900 if they all held the throne into their hundreds.” I explained to him. “Also before that time in the book I read they was as greedy as dragons could be with their horde, does that remind you of something in Griffonstone part from you, Gilda and Gabriel?”

Gallus had listen to what I said and seem conflicted. “Okay now I can see it... What are you saying?”

“I think the idol had a form of magic within it like magical artefacts could have. That in a book I found in the remains of the library too.”

“You looked through that dump?”

I chuckled. “I did Gallus. The book I speak about I found drawings and information about many different ones and it seem when it was made griffons and ponies was sharing knowledge with each other. That has stuff about magical artefacts in both cultures.”

We came up to the make shift bridge I made and crossed over it with a creek. “And why would these artefacts be interesting?”

“Gallus a medallion the ponies of something called the EEA wear on their clothing is able to open portals long distances that normal unicorns can't cast and do other magical tricks. The book stated that these medallions could even great chains to creating magical seals that prevent someone from entering a structure physically or magically. Unless you have a greater field of magic than the caster through it.”

Gallus now looked impressed when I explained that to him. “Wow okay that does sound kinda neat. What does this have to do with the Idol of Boreas though?”

“I found nothing about it being magical but I think it had some sort of magical hold on the griffons during the 14 rulers of the Griffon Kingdom from Grover to Guto.” I said to Gallus. “Think about it before you answer and explain to me how greedy griffons before Grover found the idol became prideful and prosperous? How they ended up in a small war with Equestria and became allies till Guto lost it due to it being stolen, thief and idol lost into the abyss.”

I gave him a lot to think about the poor blue young griffon but for minutes he haven't said a word deep in thought at what I had said to Gallus. With the most likely way of events playing out already gone out the window since my arrival I just decided to go with the flow with it.

Gallus on the plus side since I arrived had been more happier and so had Gilda, her scones been a buzz of the city and even griffons from neighbouring towns and villages been coming by. Who would of thought there be griffon pun named places other than Griffonstone. Griffton, Griffshire, Clawrrose, Pawrris and so many others... Wow I sure talking a lot in my own thoughts...

“-ey HEY!” I blinked a few times turning my head slightly to look at Gallus. “I'm trying to talk to you here and your not even paying attention!”

“Sorry about that, lost in thought. So... What were you saying?”

Gallus rolled his eyes before speaking to me. “What I was trying to say is; if the idol was really real and it was magical. How do we prove it?”

“We?” I asked with a sly smirk.

“Yes we! I want to know! But with the abyss having that big explosion a week ago finding out if it was lost down there is next to impossible now!”

“Oh I don't know about that.” I hinted to him in the direction I hope he click to.

The young teenage griffons brain seen to freeze from the look he was giving me what I said it, yep Gallus figured it out. “No way! You don't mean-” My smirk grew. “Bu-but you-”

“Yep.”

“Out of all the griffons you-”

“Yep again.”

“Stop cutting me off!”

“Nope.” I chuckled coming to a stop just about 100 feet from the entrance to Griffonstone a pair of wings bending inwards from either side of the road, unhooking myself from the wagon I turn around to Gallus whom hoped down from the wagon. “Here the damn Idol of Boreas.” I pulled it out of the bag holding it out with my talon hand.

Gallus took it with both talon hands. “Whoa! I can't believe it! It really real! And you found it! You know what that means right?”

I took it from him putting it back in my bag. “Yes and didn't you listen to what I said about it? And you wanting the prove it has some for magic coming from it.”

“Why couldn't you make yourself king-”

“No. I don't want that kind of responsibility an also if I did and some how have a flourishing kingdom what happens if this all happens again cause of the idol going missing?” I exclaimed. “Do you want that kind of thing on your mind?”

“But we can do that and you be-”

I decided to take out the idol again and give it to him. “Gallus you decide on what to do with it. Come to me at the castle ruins if you really want what best for the griffons. Cause it seems I am not getting through to you.” I hooked myself up to the wagon walking away.

Gallus called out holding the idol. “That not fair! You can't expect me to make a choice like that!? I am only 12!”

“Life isn't always fair and sometimes to learn to choose right you have to take a chance. So it up to you Gallus.” I continue to walk leaving him with Idol of Boreas. Great work Electuroo you gave the prized idol to Gallus. Hope I am doing the right thing...

Walking back into Griffonstone I head right for the shed where Gilda kept her Scone Wagon, I pushed open the large doors with my talon hands and walked right inside pulling the wagon in tow. Soon as I entered I closed the doors back up. “Gilda I got the supplies!”

“Great! Unload them over to back right.” I give Gilda the thumbs up and unload the wagon placing the crates over to the far right. I noticed Gilda was doing some work on the stow.

I noticed a small box by the table side with a letter on top of it addressed to me. “Gilda where this come from?”

“Beats me, it was delivered by Gabby about ten minutes ago, she said some griffon gave it to her to be delivered right here and not at my house.” Gilda answered without looking at my direction.

I went over to the wagon to unload the last crate. “Did you get anything from Canterlot about building that Café of yours?”

Gilda this time rose her head up and I noticed the blast mask over her face. She pushed it up with a gloved talon hand. “I did. The permit hearing with Princess Celestia is in three weeks time.”

I whistled at that. “Damn that quite the time to wait for a few minutes chat with the ruler of Equestria.”

“It is. I was hoping you be able to do it.” Gilda said to me.

“Why me?”

“Because I don't want to make myself an ass of myself and you most likely be better at it than I am.” Gilda replied and dropped it into my lap, which would work well on my part.

I shrugged. “Fair enough, trust the scone business in me.”

“And I am. If you mess up.”

“Yep got ya loud and clear ma'am.” I saluted. “So what else you like me to do?”

Gabby the grey griffon with some feathers in a ponytail behind comes through a open window landing on the ground. “All done Gilda!” She said with giddy. “What else can I do to help?”

Gilda looked at the two of us. “Help Electuroo unpacking the crates and put them into storage, we can use the wood from the crates afterwards for the stow on my Scone Wagon.”

“Right on it! Come on Electuroo!”

I chuckled. “Sure thing miss hyper eager to do things.” I went over to the crates opening them with Gabby getting to work with unloading all the supplies Gilda need for her scones. I came across one with the baking powder in it. I pulled the invoice out and Gabby told me how many of each ingredients we got to new equipment for the wagon.

After a short time everything was put into storage and finished breaking down the crates into a nice neat pile for use in the wood fire stow. “Here you go Gabby for your work.” Gilda toss a bag of bits to Gabby.

Gabby caught it and look at it. “Really? I did this just to help! I am glad you asked me and doing this make me really happy to help others!”

“Yes really. Are we going to talk about this again for an hour like yesterday dweeb?”

“Nope.” Gabby put the bag of bits in her saddle bags. “I will make good use of the bits!”

Taking the letter and box I jumped up to the open window climbing onto it. “I am off to the castle.”

“Finishing off relocating those dusty old books are you?” Gilda asked.

“Ooo! Can I help?”

I shook my head. “Sorry Gabby, your help be awesome here, but I got help anyway. Gallus hopefully be showing up and giving me a talon.”

Gabby giggled. “Oh I get it!” I laughed too and with a salute I left the two griffons flying over to the castle.

Landing inside I looked around seeing no one else was there. “Well better get to work.” I took the tool bag with hammer and nails in it walking over to the stacks of shelves ready to be assembled. “I don't know what I was thinking of when I decided to turn the old throne room into the achieves for all the books from the destroyed library.” I said to myself.

Not sure how much time had past but I managed to finish building three new set of shelving placing them around the large tree stump the Idol once sat on. Next set will be placed outwards between the gaps made and gave them enough space so if they fell over by some means they wouldn't knock everything over like I seen in films.

I finished shifting the empty book case shelf into place when I heard a clank, turning around I noticed Gallus had showed up and place the Idol of Boreas down on the trunk it once stood at little over 200 years ago if my guess was right. “Here the stupid idol!”

“Thanks.” I said walking up to him putting my talon hand on his side. “Sorry for putting it on you like that but sometimes everyone has to make a tough choice.”

“Yeah yeah I get it.” He sighed. “So... Can I help?” He looked around.

I pulled out the spare hammer and put the handle out to him. “I thought you never ask.” I smirked.

He smiled back taking the hammer from me, I put the idol back in my bag. “So what the letter and that box?” Gallus asked as he started to bang in nails into the shelving for the next set of book shelves to be built.

I rubbed the underside of my beak. “I am not sure. I do not know anyone part from you, Gabby, Gilda, Grandpa Gruff and a few others in the last week or so.” I took the letter opening it up. “Let's see what it says...”

“Dear Poppit-” I paused. “Missy...”

“Missy? Isn't that the one you spoke about saving your life?”

“Yeah...” I sighed and continue to read it out loud. “I like to thank you with all my two hearts, you have really spiced things up when you was my first to give a second chance at living! To my surprise a Flash Point Paradox was created!”

“Flash Point Paradox? That only in the film of the Flash breaking the time barrier to save his mother...” I continue to read. “I only saw it in that one film deary! And to my surprise yet again I say it, you being the first created a shockwave through out time and space! It changed everything from past, present and future! So as a thank you to making things very interesting and a real hooting of a shocker! I sent you a view crystal. It something that ponies have in Equestria to capture important moments.”

I stared at the box and back at the letter. “Have a good second life and hope this find closure from your first life... The truly amazing Missy... PS... I aim to please! Also I did some minor appearance changes! Kiss kiss.”

I rolled my eyes and closed up the letter. “Viewing crystal? I heard they really expensive and only made for the most important things ever. Well that what Grandpa Gruff said.” Gallus said picking up the box. “Wonder what on it.”

Thinking about it I decided to let him see it. “Here let me.” He nods giving me the box. Opening it up I found a roundish crystal inside, taking it I studied it. “How do you activate it?”

“Beats me.” Gallus shrugged putting the hammer down.

I ran my right talon hand over it to I felt something, it glowed on touch. Placing the crystal down I step back and saw it glowing brightly with a projection appear right above us. We both looked up to see a female griffon walking down a isle with griffons either side on seats, all different colours, ages and looking quietly at the one walking down the red carpet to the podium.

She was cream colours with blue tail tip and head feathers, some tied up in a ponytail behind her head. I realised whom it was. “Sis...” I whispered with tears welling up.

“That your sister?” I nod. “What is that place and what is she holding?”

The image seem to zoom in slightly and I saw it the a plaque with my name on it placing it in a free slot and above it says 'The Vanished' and that made me swallow hard. Turning around she put her yellow talon hands on the podium, beak close to the microphone. “A week ago... My amazing annoying big brother did the most amazing act of heroism...” She had tears falling from hers running own the feathers and around the beak onto the wooden varnish.

“Someone crazy attacked our place of work and took aim at me, without blinking or taking a second to think Electuroo dived right in the path of it to save my life... The shot was fatal and like so many that should of pass before their time. He became one of the Vanished...”

“In my heart I know his alive, out there with a second life like so many of the Vanished. I know this because he didn't reappear dead like some had chosen. I do not know what his doing or where he is. But I know we all have to move on and know he'd never return.”

“As so many I speak out to my annoying brother that kept me up many times at night, always saying sorry but end up doing it again. I will miss that and your caring love for your friends and for your family... I will always remember you big brother. And always love you... And some way or form I hope you hear this... Don't let your new life hold you back because your worried about us.”

“Know we will move on and you will always be in our memories. Good bye big brother... Good bye and love you lots... From your annoying little sister Angel...” The image fades and the crystal stop glowing.

Tears continue to fall as I stared at the wall high above. “Thank you... Missy... Thank you...”

Gallus rubbed his eyes to dry his tears away. “I... I...” He looked over at me and I at him. “That-I... That something... Really... Something.”

I smiled softly. “Yeah it is.” Putting the crystal in the box.

“Is that why you been acting all weird like around me? Your trying to be a erm... What is that word... One that not mum or dad but...”

“Brother.”

“Yeah that! Are you?”

“Maybe.”

“Okay if you want to be like that.” Gallus smirked. “I bet that in a weeks time you will be calling me Bro or making me an honorary brother!”

“Okay your on and if you win?”

“I get to come with you to Canterlot in 3 weeks time!”

“Sound fair and if I win you become my honorary brother.” I turn and went back to work on the shelving feeling a lot better inside, better that I can move on.

Gallus blinked a few times. “That doesn't make anysense!”

“Oh it does, you just have to figure that out.” I slyly smiled at him.

Gallus tilted his head in confusion. “I don't get it!” He throws his forelegs up in the air. “Gah! Your one annoying griffon!”

“Well that something you'd have to get use to.” I laughed and he joined in soon afterwards.

Than Gallus stopped instantly realising what was said by my sister.

“Vanished!?”

Author's Note

I am still seeing where this story will go to and lead to. It been fun creating it and continue to press on. As rules state. No editor, no proofreader, just you typing the story.

With me having asperger's syndrome spelling and grammar been a bit of a challenge for me. It kinda why I came up with this idea for writers to just have freedom to create within the Missyplace verse :D