My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Flower of Eternal Rest
A/N: Well, Halloween is over for another year and since it's overcast and raining a bit, I'm gonna have to wait until it clears up enough so I can start taking down the decorations. Plenty of kids in costumes did show up, including kids that I know from my neighborhood, and my sister, Yami Faerie showed up with her two boys: Monkeyboy13 was wearing one of those costumes that you can stick your legs through and strap to your shoulders so that it's around your waist, and so he was the parrot fish Dory from Finding Nemo. Cowboy15 had a similar costume, only he was a green dinosaur rider. Yami Faerie was dressed as Arwen from The Lord of the Rings.
Anyway, this is an original story that came to me in a dream, and I hope you all enjoy it.
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: WAKING THE FLOWER
It was nighttime in Equestria and the ones normally awake at this time were the nocturnal animals, ponies with night shifts, and Princess Luna monitoring the Dream Realm.
However, deep in the region of the Everfree Forest, a lone, hooded figure was making its' way along a nearly overgrown path that lead to one of the mountains located between Ponyville and Canterlot.
Reaching the end of the path, the figure headed up the slope a ways until it reached the opening to a dark, gloomy tunnel. The figure pushed back the hood to reveal Shadow Star, whose mane was mostly white with only a bit of black.
Lighting up her horn, she entered the tunnel, walking along while the red-tinted light from her horn revealed from time to time faded artwork on the walls and strange writing.
Eventually the tunnel opened into a large cavern that was mostly empty, saved for a pool of clear water with a stone platform in the center. An opening in the ceiling allowed a shaft of moonlight to shine in, and it fell upon the platform and its contents: a single stone flower on a short pillar.
Dimming her horn, Shadow Star approached the pool and used a narrow stone walkway to cross it. Reaching the platform, she stood before the pillar, and she examined the stone flower with great interest.
It was shaped like it'd been cross-breed with between a lily and a locus flower, and it was in a faded red pot, like it'd been planted in the dirt.
'The legends are true, and I have found you at last,' she thought, magically removing a glass vial from her cloak, ignoring a faint frantic knocking from a glass bottle, and smiled cruelly at the liquid in the vial: it was an extremely dark shade of red, that it was almost black.
Uncorking the vial, Shadow Star poured the liquid on the flower, and spoke in an ancient language. "/With this potion I awaken thee. With this potion I revive thee. With this potion I bring back the Flower of Eternal Rest!/"
As the red liquid ran down the flower, it was absorbed into the stone, and cracks began appearing. Seconds later, the cracks began glowing an eerie red, and the stone shattered with a brilliant flash of red light.
Shadow Star shielded her eyes until the light faded, and she could see the true flower: it was alive, red/gold coloring, and it was softly glowing.
As she watched, pale red vines began flowing out of the flower, down to the ground, and toward the tunnel.
Following the vines to the opening, Shadow Star stopped and watched, pleased to see them heading toward Ponyville and Canterlot.
'The magic of the Princesses will keep Canterlot safe for a while,' she thought. 'But eventually they too will fall victim to the Flower of Eternal Rest, and Equestria will be mine!' She became aware of the faint knocking, and she magically took the bottle out.
Shadow Star smirked at the small silver figure that was banging on the glass frantically. "Keep hitting the glass all you want, my dear," she said snidely, "but you won't be released until I choose to release you." She then put the bottle back in her cloak. "Now to wait."
When the sun rose over the mountains to signal the start of a new day, and the ponies left their homes to start the new day, they noted that there were strange red/gold flowers growing throughout the town, but they didn't really pay attention.
At least, not right away.
At the Apothecary, Sunrise Blossom had just barely unlocked the door, when several ponies arrived to pick up orders, place orders, or buy ingredients.
"Here you are, Cherryshine," Sunrise Blossom said, putting a pair of blue-filled bottles in the pony's basket. "That should help deal with the bugs attacking your garden."
"Thanks, Sunrise," said Cherryshine, grabbing her basket and left, greeting Twilight Sparkle and Spike when they came inside. "Morning, Twilight, Spike."
"Morning, Cherryshine," said Twilight Sparkle cheerfully while Spike yawned from his seat on her back. "Morning, Sunny."
"Morning, Twi,"s said her twin, moving around the counter. "Spike, were you up late reading comic books again?" she asked the baby dragon when he yawned again.
Spike shook his head. "No, I went to bed early for a change," he answered. "I don't" he yawned "know why – I'm so tired."
"He did go to be early when I told him we'd be joining Rarity for breakfast," Twilight Sparkle agreed, concerned for the baby dragon. "Could he be coming down with a cold?"
"Have you been sneezing, Spike?" Sunrise Blossom asked, feeling his forehead for a fever, and he shook his head. "No, fever, so he isn't sick."
At that exact moment, the door banged open and Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash hurried inside with frantic expressions.
"None of the animals at the farm are waking up!"
"Angel and the other forest animals won't wake up either!"
"I couldn't coax Tank out of his shell!"
"Gummy's snoring!"
"Opalescence refused to wake!"
Sunrise Blossom fired off some sparks with her horn and they quieted down. "Ok, now tell me one at a time what's wrong," she requested.
Taking turns, they each explained how the animals at Sweet Apple Acres, their pets, and all the forest animals wouldn't wake up for anything, not even food.
"The vet is being overwhelmed with reports and now it's clear that whatever is going on, it's affecting Spike, too," Fluttershy concluded, and sure enough, the baby dragon had fallen asleep.
"I better check on Rosemary," said Sunrise Blossom, having realized that she hadn't seen or heard her cat that morning, and she raced upstairs.
Reaching her quarters, Sunrise Blossom went to the basket that Rosemary used as a bed, and her heart sank when she saw that the red cat was curled up and sleeping. "Oh no, Rosemary…"
Returning to her sister and their friends, she was letting them know that her own cat was affected, too, when there was a loud ringing outside.
"The alarm bell!"
Fixing up a bed for Spike, the Mane Seven raced outside.
"Where's the trouble, Madame Mayor?" Twilight Sparkle asked mane mayor, who was heading out of town with the other ponies.
"The school house!"
"Oh, please don't let the fillies be taken again," Applejack prayed, fearing for her little sister.
When they reached the school, they saw that the doctors and nurses from the hospital had already arrived, and a large medical tent had been set up.
While Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash went to check on the Cutie Mark Crusaders, the other four ponies went to talk with Cheerilee.
"Miss Cheerilee, what happen?" Sunrise Blossom inquired.
"I don't know!" the school teacher wept. "I sent the fillies and foals outside for morning recess, and when it suddenly got quiet, I hurried outside and found them all lying on the ground unconscious!"
While the mayor comforted Cheerilee, Sunrise Blossom and Twilight Sparkle moved aside with Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to compare notes when they were joined by Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack.
"How are Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"According to the doctor, they're just sleeping," Rarity informed them. "They don't know why, but the fillies and foals are just sleeping."
"First the animals and now the fillies, what is going on around here?" Rainbow Dash wondered.
The twins shrugged, feeling helpless. How were they going to solve this one?
A/N: I'm going now, so post your guesses, even if they're wrong, in your reviews and I will see you all on Tuesday. Bye! R&R everyone!