Hey everyone. So glad to be here again and to bring you the beginning of the second book of the Zerk Chronicles. As you might have noticed, the name of the first story has been changed from Zerk to Zerk 1 - a strange world.
I have finally ended my vacation and I am back with fresh ideas :) So take a seat, your popcorn and maybe a friend and let us dive again in the troubled life of Daniel as he tries to live in Equestria.
I have to mention to those that don't know already that I don't own the world of Equestria or any of its characters with the exception of the OCs that belong to their owners and the story that belongs to me. I also have to remind you that, since winter is coming, flames will only be used in the fire ;)
I want to thank everyone for your patience. I really needed to take a break, since I started writing a fantasy novel. I plan to launch it when it is ready. If anyone is interested in a short summary, you can send me a PM.
Without further add-o, here is the prologue of this book. Please enjoy :D
Prologue - Hero's return
Three days have passed since me and Rainbow Dash became husband and wife. Since that moment, our relationship became stronger. Our mental link became a necessity, since without it, we both felt a great emptiness both into our hearts and minds. One could say that we became like the yin-yang symbol. Not half good, half bad, even though each of us has their own darkness inside him. More like united like the said symbol. Each of us has his own body and each of our body keeps our souls, but, in addition to that, each of our body keeps a part of the other's soul. And this makes us stronger as a couple, as a team and as warriors if need be.
Today was the day that our little party which was formed by me, Dash, Shining Armor, John, Zecora and the goblin delegation, was supposed to leave for the goblin kingdom to forge an alliance.
It was early in the morning when I opened my eyes to find myself in the bed of our chamber at Canterlot. Dash was still sleeping. I had woken up with a start. Something was not right. I got up and sat in a lotus position. I began meditating. It wasn't a very helpful thing since all my mind was directing me too was my first dream or nightmare, to be more precise, with Lord Morbidus, in which the flashes of a temple appeared. This was in fact one of the things I still didn't understand. Since my arrival here and all these events, I haven't seen that temple yet.
'Maybe I should talk with Gladir' I thought. I concentrated and soon I found myself in the DreamScape. As usual, Gladir was there, waiting.
'Daniel. What a pleasant surprise. I want to congratulate you on your wedding once again. Now, what brings you here at these early hours of the morning?' Gladir asked.
'Nice to see you too. And thanks. As for the meaning of my visit, I actually have some questions' I said while Gladir smiled.
'Aaah. Full of questions as usual I see. Well then, let's see if we can answer some of them' Gladir said with a smile.
I nodded and made one of the flashes with the temple appear in front of us. After the flash, I asked:
'What is this temple and where is it?'
But Gladir didn't answer. He just seemed to be looking in the distance.
'Gladir, are you okay? Is there something wrong?' I asked. This time, he looked at me and said:
'You haven't the smallest idea how much this means.'
'If you explain, I'll have an idea' I said starting to get worried.
'That...is the last temple of dragons. There, the last of the dragons still lives, but he is asleep. This temple...is probably, the only safe place at any time in Equestria.'
'I still don't understand' I said rather confused.
'I will explain more later, but for now, you should return. Rainbow Dash is getting rather worried' Gladir said. I nodded and returned to find Dash looking at me in an odd way.
"Morning Dashie. What's up?" I asked.
"Morning. What were you meditating about?" she asked coming closer.
"You remember that nightmare I had in the first night I slept at your place?" I asked.
"Yeah. What about it?"
"Well, that nightmare had a flash with a temple in it. And this morning that flash kept repeating, even when I meditated. So, I decided to talk with Gladir to see what he thinks. And he told me that was the last temple of the dragons and where the last dragon lived. And now I am concerned and confused as to what this could mean" I explained. Dash closed her eyes and sat in a lotus near me. We started meditating like that since our wedding because it made it easier for us to focus on other things than each other's thoughts. After half a minute, she opened her eyes and said:
"Now I see why were you meditating. There are a lot of things that could go wrong with that temple." I smiled at her and said:
"You know Dash, you changed a little."
"How come?" she asked.
"Well, when I met you, you were reckless and easy-going. Now, although you still are reckless and easy-going, you started thinking about consequences and results more."
"Hmm...and you like that?" she asked with a gleam in her eyes.
"Yeah, I like that and I love you" I said giving her a hug. She hugged me too and said:
"I love you too, but shouldn't we get going? I mean, they might be waiting for us."
"It is a little early. Plus we can just appear right behind them. More important than this...do you think we will have any problem on the road?" I asked as I got up to get dressed.
"I hope not. It wouldn't be the worst of ideas, however, to pack some armor just in case" Dash said as she looked at me dressing. When I was ready, we went and started towards the entrance of the castle where the group, our friends and Celestia were supposed to meet us. No trace of any of them.
"Maybe they are outside?" Dash said. I nodded and we went outside to see if anyone was there. Only Shining Armor was outside. I called him and he came to me:
"Morning, Daniel" he said with a smile.
"Morning Shining Armor. Have you seen the goblin delegation?" I asked.
"They aren't here yet. They were supposed to be here, but it seems something is not right. Maybe we should check-out?" Shining Armor said. Me and Dash nodded and the three of us started towards their chambers. There was no guard in the palace.
"Ummm...Shining Armor, I don't want to be rude, but where the hell are the guards?" I asked looking around. I saw his face as he asked himself the same question.
We reached the door of the dorm delegation and there 2 guards were on the floor. Both of them had small, punctured wounds just under their chin. 'Certainly daggers' I thought. And, at a closer look, they were paralyzed with what looked like poison.
"Stay there for a moment longer, friends. We need to check the palace, then I'll try and cure you" I told them. I saw one blink and took that as an okay.
"Dash, be ready for anything. I don't think we are safe. Summon Moonlight, just to be sure" I said as I summoned Silverfang. Shining Armor took his sword and we opened the door.
Aaaand...scene. That's it guys and girls. The prologue to this second story. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Leave me a review to tell me what you liked/didn't like. Any ideas or fan art that you have, I would be happy to see/hear/comment on them :D
The song referred in this chapter is "Hero's return" by Hammerfall. It looks like our friend Daniel can't get a moment of rest :D
Until next time, LionPrankster, over and out.