Isle of the Sparkling Crest

by N3rdyN3tworks

Rating: everyone
Tags: Adventure
Length: 1220

Nimble Greyhoof, a member of a group of artifact finders, is on the hunt for the lost treasure of the Bermuda Triangle. After meeting a nice local on the isle of the sparkling crest she decides to help Grey find the lost temple, but are they too late

Nimble Greyhoof an artifact finder. Lives in downtown Manehatten. Is given a mission by HQ, probably in the Manehatten Museum of Natural History, to find a artifact lost to time in the Bermuda Triangle. Since electronics don't work and the Bermuda Triangle is known to have the largest sea carnivores Grey is going to fly in and crash a plane, but jumps out and parachutes down.
He will end up in the middle of a jungle miles and miles long, as far as he can see with the dense fog. He will travel for a day before he comes to the end of the jungle and finds some flatlands with a small village. At the village he will meet Maneico who, just so happens to be around his age, and she will help him find the ancient temple. Once they find the temple she will lead him to the entrance, but find it to be locked so she starts to take him to secret entrance she used as a child and the fall through the floor.
After gaining consciousness they find themselves in a rather large underbelly to the temple even Maneico had not seen before. This gives spirit and excitement to Grey and they push further into the temple underbelly. After finding and old torch Grey re-lights it then they move on to the next corridor. This one, just like the last is a large room with an upward sloping ceiling. They find a large table running the span of the room with chairs occupied by a skeleton. In the middle of the table is a large Dias which seemed to tell time but how with no light then the find out that there are windows in the walls but they are filled with dirt. This uncovers that the temple had sank into the ground and on cue a small rumble spread throughout the temple. The windows screeched as they scraped against the rock and dirt of the earth. After this stops Grey decides to move to the Dias; Maneico tries to stop him from touching it, but is too late as when he touches it torches all around the room light up and the doors close. The skeletons situated in their seats rise with an unnatural force. All of them just stand out of their seats for a moment, but as Maneico starts to ask what us happening they burst into a fit of screeches and light up their horns, running over to Grey and Maneico driving them further apart.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-01-10 02:24:56 UTC

Chapter 1

Ok agent Greyhoof, your objective is to reach the Isle of the Sparkling Crest and acquire the lost artifact of the Maneayens. Unfortunately we will not be able to send you help or supplies, so you're on your own boy. I know how you like going solo missions so I personally saved this mission for you, but be warned no pony has come back from that island. Plus it is located in the Bermuda Triangle, so no electronics. Sorry to say but it looks like the only way you're getting there is out of falling plane or swimming with the fish. Your choice though. Good luck, over and out.

"Well, that's just great. No help, no supplies and no electronics!" said Greyhoof while listening to com, from HQ again. " Well looks like I'm going to need some new toys for this mission." Greyhoof said while getting up from his seat in his living room.

Nimble Greyhoof has been an agent for a secret group of artifact finders for about 10 years now. These artifact finders are the ponies that find and collect the precious and invaluable artifacts you see at your local museum. Now don't think this is an easy job; these ponies have to face some serious challenges to find these artifacts. For example, finding lost temples buried under the earth, or fly high into the mountains to look for secret base holding a stolen artifact. Also, of course, there are baddies all along the way. So no prob. right?

With many other ponies looking to make cash off of these artifacts there are many times when gunfights occur, so it's not safe one bit. The only ones known to help these artifact finders are the Doo sisters, but they work alone and out of this community.

"I wonder what Iron Sight has in stock nowadays, with the new weapons stock from Saddle Arabia? Guess I'll just have to find out." said Greyhoof before getting his jacket and heading out the door of his small apartment in downtown Manehatten.

" Well, well, well, look what the manticore dragged in. How's it goin' Grey?" said Iron Sight as Greyhoof walked through the front door to his small liquor shop. " I thought you were stationed to look for that relic the community has been talking about. Why you here?" " Well I'm not going after the diamond statue in the crypts of the reawakened Crystal Empire, if that's what you mean. I'm actually going out to sea and needed some help." replied Greyhoof "Wow, I've never known you to give up a prize like that; what happened?" " Oh, nothing happened I'm just more interested in a new find in the Bermuda Triangle that's all." "Alright, knowing you it has to be something big. What is it?"pried Iron Sight " That's kind of a secret you know that, but you will be the first person that I show when I get back ok?" Iron Sight nodded his head with an ear to ear smile. "Ok, so what kind of toys do you need?" "Can I actually see your stock, I kind of want to see the new orders."replied Greyhoof "Ahh, so you heard. I knew that kid could not keep a secret, but yeah right this way." said Iron Sight before walking to the front door and flipping the sign to close, then walking back behind the counter and flipping a series of switches under it. After completing this motion a section of the liquor on the shelves behind IronSights disappeared, one after another until there was a two pony length passageway leading down into a secret basement. "I still can't get over how cool that is; when and who installed this? I want one." "We'll see about that after you see my stock, then we will see if you have the money for a door." replied Iron Sight waving Greyhoof to follow him down.

Down in the underbelly of Iron Sight's liquor shop there is a large basement that runs the span of two apartment building widths. In the basement there are rows upon rows of tall, 15ft hoof tall shelves. These shelves are packed with hundreds of guns, latex suits, grappling hooks,  even two or three small vehicles that are unknown to the public. This was an arsenal and labeled from assault rifles to zappers, also the new stock which has a row of its own.

"Wow, has this place gotten bigger. It looks like an emergency reserve for the army man." stated Greyhoof "Well that's because it is. I have been supplying weapons for the army since I was a lieutenant in the guard. " replied Iron Sight. "Well here is the new stock. I have some light and efficient body armor that can absorb most shock waves when you fall, not 8000 hooves in the air though, for that you're going to want the wing suit addition to the armor. I also have so nice grapples with a strength induced cable that can handle a saw, plus some new flares that will stick and lite where they land, they have a new '1 hour lighting period' too, but that's probably bull so I would not trust that." said Iron Sight while going through the lane of new stock. "And there is a boat that I got if you're look'in to go deep into the Bermuda. They say it could last in an EMP so I think you're good. Hmmm... what else, oh I also got this!" exclaimed the x-royal guard while snapping open a black hard plastic case. Inside was a small Japanieghs style blade and a wrist watch shaped device. "What's so special about these two?" asked Greyhoof while older stallion picked up the sword and device. After putting on the device Iron Sight grinned at Greyhoof before throwing the blade behind him down the way they come through. "Now what was ...." was all the young stallion got out before seeing a spectacle before his very eyes. The blade formally tossed away was speeding back to Iron Sight, hilt first; after catching it with his hoof an even larger grin spread on his face as he stared at the gaping filly before him. "..........wa... what was that?" " That my young friend is one the newest inventions of the Japanieghs. They are truly brilliant aren't they, a sword that comes back. I can't even teach my dog that!" The younger stallion now back in gear pleaded for the device. " Please oh please oh please let me have that. Come on you know me. Come on." begged Greyhoof not even letting Iron Sight the chance to speak. "Ok hold up I will, but you have to share a quarter of you profit with me if that artifact you're going after is so valuable that you gave up the crystal statue." Left wide eyed at the deal Greyhoof readily accepted. "Sights, it's a done deal." replied Greyhoof before shaking his hoof profusely.

After that exciting trip to Sight's liquor shop Greyhoof prepared his bags and headed out to sea with his new boat and gear and not a bit to his name, but Grey being the confident stallion he is went off with out even worrying about it.