Hasbro owns My Little Pony I only own the OCs and plot
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In the land of Equestria there is a town called Ponyville. Though one may not be guaranteed a completely quite life, Ponyville is a nice place to settle down. The town happens to be the home to five of the six bearers of the elements of Harmony. It so happens that one pony by the name of Twilight Sparkle is making perpetrations for visitors.
The front door was opened by Spike as he entered the liberty. "Twilight I'm back" he called out, no response was heard. "Twilight?" that odd twilight told me to come back here after I was done with the errand…shouldn't she be here he said to himself. Spike having no other choice began searching the building. He could not find Twilight in any of the rooms he checked. The only lifeform he found was Peewee who was sleeping. "Twilight where are you…maybe she left…it's almost time…no...no she wouldn't leave with at writing a notice or something" Sudden Spike came to a realization there was one place he hadn't check, the basement. Spike slapped his head with his claw feeing foolish that he had forgotten the basement.
Spike opened the basement door slowly and peeked out from behind it "Twilight are you here" He thankfully got both a visual and a vocal response. "Spike? You're done with the errand I gave you?" Twilight asked. Her head popped out from the machine she was behind. Spike nodded his head and started to walk down the stairs. "Yea The Cozy Stable hotel said they got the rooms booked for the guests" Twilight let out a sigh of relief before returning to task. Spike looked at the machine she seem was fiddling with. His Eyes widen a bit as he realized it was part of the setup Twilight had used to try to figure out Pinkie pie's Pinkie sense.
"Uhh Twilight what are you doing?" Twilight who was plugging wires back into the machine stopped and turned to Spike. "I've been trying to reconfigure this thing since you left…" She lifted a very detailed paper. Spike took a quick look conforming that it was way beyond his understanding.
"Why you are…oh wait Twilight it's almost ten we should head to the train station to pick them up" Spike said. Twilight jerk upward as his words reach her ears "Spike why didn't you tell me sooner" she half scalded. "I was trying to found where you disappeared too" Spike replied. Twilight quickly plugged all the other wire back in Before talking "OH...Well…sorry Spike…Lets go" Twilight levitated Spike onto her back before trotting up the stairs.
It didn't take long for Twilight and Spike to leave the library. "Twilight you know what our guests look like right?" Spike asked "Of Course Princess Celestia wrote a detailed description of…" Twilight didn't finish speaking for she was interrupted by somepony calling her name. It so happened to be Pinkie pie.
Twilight stopped and waited for Pinkie to prance closer. "Hey Twilight, hey Spike…are you to going to pick up the newcomers?" Pinkie asked "Why yes we…" Oooo can I come with you?" Pinkie said once again cutting off twilight unintentionally. "Uhh sure but why do you want to I'm just going to greet them and give them a tour?" Twilight asked, "Oh silly how I am going to hold a welcoming party without personally inviting the guests of honor" Pinkie said nonchalantly. Twilight opened her mouth but couldn't think of anything to say. "She does have a point" Spike laughed a bit. Twilight let out a small sigh as the trio continued their way to the train station.
The train had just entered the station when the trio arrived. The station wasn't very busy, which was normal for a small town like Ponyville. Thanks to the lack of a crowd it would be easier to find the ponies they were looking for.
Twilight focused her sights on to ponies that were walking in their direction from the caboose. Both ponies were stallions. There was an artic blue Pegasus and tan coated unicorn. The blue Pegasus had aqua marine eyes and a sliver mane. His mane was of medium length, which was about half his neck's width. The top of his mane came over the top of his head but curved around his left ear before it continue to hang of the right side of his head. Twilight from the slight angle she was at was able to see his test tube cutie mark.
The tan Unicorn was quite muscular, almost having the same build as Big Mac. His mane was red, spikey and very short. The Unicorn also had dark green eyes that seem to pierce the air. The tails of said ponies were of average length for stallions. His cutie mark was a small bell with a handle.
Pinkie, having notice Twilight's focus on the two spoke out with glee "is that them, is that them" she asked. Twilight turned her head to face pinkie and nodded slowly. That was all Pinkie pie needed to know to start jumping up and down. "Hey hey over here" Pinkie called out waving her hoof has she jumped rapidly. Pinkies actions caught the attention of the stallions. The stallions stopped in mid trot the tan stallion raised an eyebrow while the blue one waved back.
In a flash Pinkie moved from where she was to being right in front of the stallions. She immediately proceeded to shake the blue stallion's out stretched hoof with both of hers. The tan stallion was jutted backwards a few steps in surprise. "Heya you're the guests from Canterlot right?...my name is Pinkie Pie it's ssooo awesome to have you here with us in Ponyville…You're going to be so excited with what we have in store for you" Pinkie said without taking a breath till she had finished chatting.
"So you are the infamous Pinkie Pie…you're going to host a welcoming party for us aren't you" The blue Pegasus said. Pinkie stopped shaking his hoof. "You've heard of me?" Pinkie asked, both happy and surprised. "Yes I felt that I should learn about you and your friends, it would be rude of me not to since I came here to farther my research". Pinkie tilted her head looking confused. "Research?" she repeated. Twilight trotted up next to Pinkie. "Yes, Sliver came here to do some experimentation for something he is researching…" Twilight paused for a second before continuing to talk but to Sliver this time. "What are you researching anyway… Princess Celestia didn't tell me anything about it she only sent me your modifications for the machine" Twilight asked. "Maybe it's some high classified research that he can't tell anypony about" Spike piped in.
Sliver shook his head before giving a verbal answer. "Nope it's not classified but we can get to that later…before I forget my manners let me formally introduce myself… I am Sliver Mane, it's not the most intricate name but never the less it is what my parents named me…oh and this is Bellhop" Sliver motion to the unicorn beside him. "Heya Bellhop" Pinkie said in happy tone. Bellhop nodded and said hello in a gruff voice. Twilight realized that she too had not properly introduced herself or Spike. "Nice to meet you Sliver and Bellhop I'm Twilight Sparkle and the dragon on my back waving to you is my assistant Spike" "Hi there" Spike added on. Nice to meet you Twilight...I do believe we will be working together soon enough" replied Sliver. Once again Bellhop nodded respectfully as his response to twilight.
"So are you here to help Sliver?" Spike asked Bellhop. "No" Bellhop simply said. "Um…oook...then what are you here for?" spike asked. "You do not need to know" Bellhop sheered. The group was taken a back from his tone. Pinkie's ears even drooped down from his outburst. Seeing the effect of his outburst Bellhop frowned. "I…I'm sorry…I rather not tal…Talk about it" Bellhop said looking uneasy.
Twilight scourged her face up in confusion at Bellhop. She had never seen a pony act the way he did before. He had been quiet at first and when he did speak he said everything with a militaristic tone. The outburst and sudden withdrawal was, to be the most unusual change in expression that she seen. There had to be a reason but due to the current situation it looked like it would be best to leave it be for now.
Gathering enough confidence to speak again Twilight addressed the new arrivals' "Ookkaay…I'm sure the both of you would like a tour of Ponyville to get accustom to the place, so shall we start". Twilight turned around but kept her eyes on the two stallions Bellhop gave a short nodded still thinking upon his previous action. Sliver on the other hand seemed giddy. "This is going to be great, first time I stayed in a small town actually" Sliver said while looking around in bewilderment. "Is that so…well as Twilight's number one assistant I guarantee that Twilight and me will give you the best tour ever" "Spppiiiiike….don't boast to our guest" Twilight half-heartily scolded. Spiked shrugged "But its true" spike elated. Twilight just shook her head and started to trot away with the two stallions following. It came to twilight's attention that Pinkie Pie had not spoken up for a while; a new record. Pinkie had a pondering look on her face. One of her hooves was tapping her chin. Twilight would have asked if something was the matter especially since Pinkie didn't act this way often. Twilight however didn't get the chance too. As Twilight was about to call out to Pinkie the pony in question suddenly zoomed right in front of Twilight. "Twilight…you need to stall the stallion as much as you can I need to finish the preparations and inviting ponies…stall…the… stallions thats funny" Pinkie giggled at her joke . Before Twilight could even open her mouth Pinkie disappeared in a flash of Pink. "I don't think I will ever understand her" spike commented.
The tour was relaxing for Twilight and her charges. She and Spike occasionally spoke to introduce a particular location or answer questions. The rest of the tour was peacefully quiet minus the noise coming from the other ponies going about their business. Twilight took the time during the quiet portions of the tour to reflect on the letter that Princess Celestia had sent her.
The letter, along with the usual greeting notified Twilight that two ponies would be arriving at Ponyville. Along with the description of both ponies the letter continued to include a bit about their background.
Sliver though being a Pegasus was a researcher in the field of magic. He was very knowledgeable in the field. His inability to use magic did not hold him back at all from researching and experimenting. The letter then stated that Princess Celestia herself had approved of Sliver's wish to carry out an experiment in Ponyville if Twilight agreed to it.
Bellhop was under the direct service of Princess Celestia. He acted mostly as her time manger; scheduling what duties needed to be performed and when. Twilight was surprised that she hadn't even heard about him before. The letter did however explain why that was. Bellhop worked behind the scenes, he never appeared at any of the Princess public appearances. Other times he had been away on business such as during the return of Discord and the Changeling invasion. Bellhop was raised by his father who was in the military. Looking back at his introduction it made sense that Bellhop acted in such a militaristic fashion. The letter did not however give any indication for Bellhop's visit other than that it wasn't official business.
Spike's voice cut through Twilights thoughts "Hey Twilight can we head to Sugarcube Corner now, I'm starving and we have pretty much been everywhere in Ponyville EXCEPT Sugarcube Corner". Spike's eyes immediately took on the appearance of a begging puppy. Twilight looked at Sliver and Bellhop to see what they wanted to do. "I'm with Spike…I only had a small breakfast this morning…I need to quell the belly of the beast" Sliver responded all the while sitting down on his hitches and rubbing his stomach with his hoof. Bellhop on the other hand was more reserved. "If this is where the party is taken place then I respectively decline". Before Twilight could make a comment Sliver stepped in…literally next to Bellhop. "Come on Bellhop I heard Pinkie's parties are quite entertaining" Sliver said putting a hoof around Bellhop's shoulders. Bellhop wearily shifted his eyes to where Sliver's hoof was but said nothing. Sliver squinted his eyes a bit as he began to think of another way to convince Bellhop to go. It did not take long for Sliver's face to change from one of pondering to one of realization. "Ok if you don't want to go for the entertainment that's fine…bbuuuttt…it would be a good idea to go just to learn about the residents even if it's just their names, trust me…if you are going to be in a new area for a while you should at least learn the names of the ponies around you". Bellhop turned his head toward Sliver raising an eyebrow. "I know a few good ponies I can introduce you to" Twilight said adding in her two bits. Bellhop frowned "Very well then I reconsider…let us head off". "Sooo we can go now, right?" Spike asked. Twilight shook her head "Yes Spike we can go now". Bellhop and Sliver followed closely as Twilight and Spike began to lead them to their destination.
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Far away from Ponyville in the western sea the once calm waters began to change. It began with a small flash of light in the middle of nowhere. The light only lasted a second and caused a tiny ripple in the sea below. The flashing did not however end after one time. The light flashed again after a few minutes. The light soon progressed to flash more frequently. Soon the light flashed every few seconds. The ripples grew to become waves, pushing away from the light. The flashing light expanded, soon encompassed a large amount of space. The flashing stopped but the light remained. The light lasted a few minutes before it began to shrink. As the light shrunk a land mass remained present. The light dissipated into nothing but an island remained in its place.
As the sunlight reached the mouth of a cave one of the creatures inside began to stir. Slowly the Mare's eyes opened to reveal two blood red eyes. Getting her body to move was no easy task. Her body was stiff due to magic induced sleep she had been put under. With great effort she was able to stand on her hooves. Looking towards the mouth of the cave she started to trot. She immediately closed her eyes as the sun hit them. Taking the time needed for her eyes to adjust, she commenced stretching exercises to get rid of the stiffness. Her fur was so white she looked like a ghost. Her mane and tail were a contrast to her coat. Her midnight black mane lifted slightly as the wind blew up against her tall frame.
Once she was able to open her eyes again she continued to trot through the island. She looked at her surroundings with passing interest. Eventually she reached a cliff overlooking the sea. She raised an eyebrow rose as at what she saw. She tilted her head forward and stained her ears in the same direction the best she could. In the distance she saw a landmass…larger than the island she was on.
Her ears twisted back as she heard hoofsteps coming up behind her. "Lady Winter…" even before the stallion spoke she know who it was. Upon clearing her throat she spoke. "Obelisk…wake the others…there is land to explore" she turned her head feeling the need to see him when he responded. Obelisk was a tall completely black unicorn who was only slightly taller than his Alicorn leader. "Understood my lady" he said in his low and powerful voice. Obelisk turned around and walked back to the cave to carry out his leader's orders. Once he was gone from sight Winter turned her head back to its previous position. "Let's hope there will be something decent to eat their" she thought to herself. She smiled slightly revealing four sharp canine teeth alongside her other teeth.