The Last Mage

The Last Mage

Chapter 6: Istar vs. Trixie Part 1

The next day Istar awoke to the sounds of six mares lightly snoring near him. Well, five were lightly snoring, Pinkie sounded like a car engine that was about to explode. A bit of a sniffling snore made him turn a bit. Spike was still asleep too. I know, I'll make the seven of them breakfast! What better way to say thank you for being so kind? And I think that Spike deserves a bit of a break.

With that he ghosted out of the room and to the kitchen. Looking in the pantry he found that most of the same supplies as on earth were here. Minus meat products and plus things like grass and daisies. But they had what he was looking for. Pancake mix, blueberries, a bowl of gems, and syrup. Better get working.

Just as the pancakes finished, he heard the sounds of six sets of hooves and a pair of reptilian feet heading down the stairs.

“Oh, that smells great! Nice job Spike.” came Twilight's voice.

“But, I'm right here Twi.” Replied the groggy voice of the dragon.

“Then who....? Where's Istar?” said Twilight.

“Right here Twi. I thought that I'd make you girls breakfast, and give Spike a break so early in the morning.” the wizard said as he stepped out of the kitchen. The tired Rainbow Dash instantly woke up when she saw what he was wearing.

“Is that a... pffft. Bahahaha!” she broke down into laughter.

“Yes, it is an apron. I'd rather not get my only current pair of clothes dirty. As it were, how are you girls this morning?” he replied as he led them into the kitchen. Their eyes widened at the sight before them. Seven sets of blueberry pancakes, one of which had the glint of gemstones in it.

“Did you... You didn't have to do all this for us!” exclaimed Twilight once she had stopped staring.

“I didn't have to, but I wanted to. A way to say thank you to you girls for being so kind. And as I said, to give Spike a break, I know how hard you work him Twilight.” at the last part Istar smirked at her. She began to blush.

“Well, thanks for this.” she said.

“I'll say! These are awesome!” came the voice of Rainbow. They looked and saw the other girls and Spike already at the table eating their food.

“Thanks man!” said Spike.

“Simply wonderful!” Rarity told him.

“Super-duper-delicious!” Pinkie exclaimed.

“Thank ya kindly sugarcube.” came the voice of Applejack.

“Um... Thank you.” Fluttershy said, just loud enough to hear.

“You are all very welcome. Well, I'll be seeing you later girls. I'm off to find a job.” said Istar.

“You should have breakfast first.” Said Twilight. Istar grinned at them.

“I've been awake for two hours. I already ate.” and with that he grabbed his cloak and staff from their places by the door and left.

POV change. Istar narrative.

I began to head into town, looking for the large structure of the Town Hall. The ponies looked at me strangely, but not with fear. After about five minutes I managed to locate the Town Hall. It wasn't too hard since it was the largest structure in the town. I finally arrived.

“Hello. I was wondering if there were any job openings available?” I asked the mare behind the desk.

“Well, they're always looking for help down at Sweet Apple Acres, Colgate is looking for a dentistry assistant, there's a position open for town story teller, the Cakes are hiring-” she said, listing off available jobs from a list.

“Hm, I would like to apply for Town Storyteller.” I said.

“I'll just let the Mayor know. She handles official positions.” said the mare.

“Thank you.” I told her as she walked over to a door with the word 'Mayor' on a plaque on it. She opened it and stuck her head in. I heard muffled voices before she pulled her head out and turned to me.

“They Mayor will see you now.” she told me.

“Thank you again.”

“Hello, I'm Mayor Mare. Index tells me that you would like to apply for the position of Town Storyteller?” said the Mayor as I stepped into her office.

“Hello, I'm Istar Stormcrow, and yes I would like to apply for the position. If you like I could demonstrate my abilities with a story?” I asked.

“Of course. Start whenever you're ready.” she answered.

One story later. Don't worry I'll have one you can actually read for the Nightmare Night chapter. It won't be too long in waiting.

“He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun. Ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful. He is the last Time Lord. He is... The Doctor.” With that I concluded my story about, you guessed it, the Doctor.

“Well, that was certainly a riveting tale. I say that you are certainly the... human... for the job. You're hired.” the Mayor said with a smile.

“Thank you Mayor. Just inform me when my services will be needed and I'll be ready. I'm staying with Twilight Sparkle at her library for the time being.” I told the Mayor. She nodded to me with another smile, and I left. As I left the Town Hall, I heard a familiar voice.

“Come one, come all, witness the show-stopping abilities of the Great and Powerful Trixie!” said the voice.

“It's about time you showed up.” I muttered as I began to head towards the source of the voice.