Hello there readers. Hope your day has been amazing. This is a story that I have been looking forward to writing for the longest time. This features my favorite OC, Chroma. If you want to use him, PM me for permission. Each of the chapters will be named after something dealing with the clouds or weather and will have some connection to the content of the chapter. I will aim for the 2k-4k range for each chapter. Maybe even more than that, if my muse is willing and inspiration is abundant. Maybe. Expect a chapter every week or so. I will also be accepting a few OC's as background-ish characters. Possibly. I do not own MLP:FiM or any of its characters. However, I do own Chroma and Thunder Dash and my other OC's. Check my profile because I have a different MLP:FiM story. Plus I have a challenge for you readers and myself that I would like you to see. As it says in the summary, there will be a Main OC x Luna pairing. Possibly. That is a very big possibly. It might not even happen. I might change the genre from adventure to tragedy. Might. All of this depends on how I feel and what I feel the story needs. I am writing it in third person limited omniscient, which means I am writing from a third person past point of view, with only the thoughts of a certain character I am focusing on at the time showing. Back to business and away from the possibilities, let us begin following Chroma.
It was a quiet evening as a white unicorn mare with a blue mane and tail was running through the Everfree forest trying to get out. She was carrying a small bundle while she was running. She reached the edge of the forest. The moon was more visible outside the forest than inside, therefore it was brighter outside of the forest, which revealed the wounds she had on her side. It was evident from the severity of said wounds that she didn't have much longer to live. She spotted a cottage at the edge of the forest, no more than 20 meters away. By now the moon had risen and many ponies would have fallen asleep. She ran to the front of the hut and set down the small bundle. The bundle was a small unicorn foal. He had a pale blue body with a purple mane and tail. A small bit of his mane was lying across the left side of his face, a way he would allow it to fall for the remainder of his life. The mare knocked on the door loudly, surely waking up the pony sleeping inside. The mare left a note that had only four words on it, or so it seemed. Then she ran off to a safe distance to where she wouldn't be noticed by whoever answered the door. The mare who answered the door was none other than Fluttershy.
"Oh My!" Fluttershy said in her soft voice. "Who would leave a little foal out here at night?" She asked herself. "No matter. I can't leave you out here though." Fluttershy said as she brought the sleeping foal inside. The note slipped out of the blanket he was wrapped in. "What's this?" Fluttershy said as she picked up and read the note. His name is Chroma was all that the note said. That is, until she read the other side. Her mouth opened in shock the more that she read. The mare watched silently as Fluttershy finished reading the note and took the mysterious mare's foal into her cottage.
"Goodbye Chroma." She whispered as she limped off, back into the Everfree forest.
It had been 18 long years since that night. Fluttershy had taken care of Chroma and raised him ever since that night.
When Chroma had turned six, he earned his cutie mark. Chroma's cutie mark was the image of a tree with leaves shaded with every imaginable color. He was able to manipulate the colors of items with his magic naturally. In fact, it was one of the first things he did with his magic, or so Fluttershy told him. Painting came naturally to him as well. The quirk about his ability was that he didn't even need the brush to create images of what he wanted. All he had to do was take the pigments naturally found in nature.
When he was eight, Chroma met the pony who would become his best friend. Thunder Dash. Thunder was the child of Rainbow Dash and Soarin'. He was a pegasus with a bright white coat and yellow mane. His cutie mark was similar to his mother's, except his was the image of a dark cloud with streaks of light showing through with three bolts of lightning coming off of it. Thunder even earned his cutie mark in a similar fashion to Rainbow Dash. He performed a move similar to Rainbow's Sonic Rainboom, but instead of a ring of rainbows, it was a ring of dark clouds with lightning that looked exactly like the Wonderbolts' tail-streaks. Thunder Dash and Chroma were the closest any two colts could become and were nearly inseparable ever since then.
Except for today.
Today was the last day Thunder and Chroma would see each other for a while. Thunder was going to Manehatten, where, according to his father, tryouts were being held for the Wonderbolts in a few days. Chroma was going to stay in Ponyville and open an art studio.
"Mom, I'm going over to see Thunder before he leaves for Manehatten!" Chroma called out to Fluttershy. He knew Fluttershy wasn't his real mother, she told him that when she felt like he was ready. He trotted out the door, knowing that Fluttershy would agree with what he was doing. Chroma also brought a blank canvas with him, so he could paint and give Thunder something to remember him by. He passed by the Sugarcube Corner on his way to the park. Chroma knew that Thunder was going to be at the park waiting, because Thunder had told Chroma where he was going to be.
"Hey Chroma! What's the canvas for?" A unicorn mare asked. This mare was one of the friends, other than Thunder, that Chroma had made. She was called Jewel and she was the daughter of Rarity and Prince Blueblood, who, oddly enough, changed into a kind and caring stallion. She was a year older than Chroma and Thunder and was adored by the latter. Her coat had the same color as her mother and a midnight-blue mane that was brushed in a similar fashion to her mother's. Her cutie mark was a piano with musical notes surrounding it. She was gifted with the ability to play multiple instruments, which she loved doing in her free time, and had even gained her the attention of the famous cellist, Octavia.
"I'm going to make a painting for Thunder to remember me by when he goes off for tryouts in Manehatten. He's going to be there for a week or so, and then he's moving off to who-knows-where." Chroma replied.
"Oh. I didn't know he was leaving." Jewel said as she looked a little crestfallen. "Do you mind if I accompany you to say goodbye?"
"Not at all Jewel. Come along." Chroma said in reply. The two unicorns trotted along the road until they reached the calm and serene park. Thunder was standing over by the bridge that crossed over the river.
"Hey guys! I didn't expect you to come along, Jewel." Thunder said with a slight blush as he addressed Jewel. This went unnoticed by Jewel, but was noticed by Chroma, who knew about Thunder's crush ever since the day the two met Jewel.
"Well, I saw Chroma heading this way, so I decided to tag along." She said, blushing slightly as well. Chroma realized that she felt something towards Thunder. 'This is going to be interesting. Maybe a slight push is in order?' Chroma thought to himself.
"Okay. Well I'm glad that you decided to tag along." Thunder said, his face becoming even redder.
"If you guys don't mind, I'll start working on a painting." Chroma said. He used his magic, which enveloped the canvas in a pale blue aura, to lift the canvas in front of him as he started to use the pigments found in nature to paint the image he had been thinking of. What he had been planning on painting was Chroma's and Thunder's individual cutie marks, with the backgrounds behind each being the color of their respective flanks.
Chroma was nearing the finishing point of his painting when he decided to communicate with Thunder telepathically. 'You should tell her how you feel. I can tell she feels the same way about you.'
'I will! Please don't talk to me like that, you know it scares me!' Thunder replied mentally, not showing that the two are shaving a telepathic conversation.
"S-s-s-so…um…I-I was wondering…b-b-before I go…if w-w-we could…um…" Thunder kept stuttering.
Chroma decided, at that moment, to communicate with Jewel now, to see if he could do something about the currently akward situation. 'You can see he likes you, and I know you like him, so do something Jewel!'
The point Chroma made seemed to get across to Jewel and she leaned in and kissed Thunder. "Mmff!" Thunder exclaimed in muffled surprise.
Chroma grinned with satisfaction, knowing what he did was going to end well for both Thunder and Jewel. "If you two lovebirds could stop and let me hand off my gift, that would be nice." Chroma said sarcastically whilst adding the final details to the painting, the small streaks of light showing through the dark clouds that made up half of Thunder's cutie mark. He then floated the fully painted canvas over to Thunder so he could take the dry painting.
"It's amazing Chroma! You've really outdone yourself this time!" Thunder said, surprised and impressed by the detail captured in the painting by Chroma.
"Chroma, could I get you to paint something for me within the next few days? I would really love to have something beautiful to hang on my wall." Jewel asked while observing and admiring every detail incorporated into the painting.
"I'll do it." Chroma replied to Jewel, knowing that she was going to ask something along these lines.
"Thank you so much Chroma!" Jewel exclaimed when Chroma said he would do it.
"Guys, my train leaves at one, I've got thirty minutes to get there and get out of here. If you'd accompany me Jewel, I'd appreciate it." Thunder Dash said as he started to walk off.
"I shall accompany you to the train Thunder." Jewel said in her most elegant voice as she started trotting off with Thunder. As they were walking they seemed to be whispering to each other. What they were whispering about was a mystery to Chroma. Chroma proceeded to walk over to the plot of land that he had bought using the bits he had saved up while working odd jobs. This was where he was going to have an art studio built so he can make and sell some paintings as well as live. He didn't want to live with Fluttershy for the rest of his life, and he was pretty sure Fluttershy wanted him to move on as well. He then walked home so he could work on something for Jewel.
However, instead of heading straight back to Fluttershy's cottage, he went to Sweet Apple Acres. He wanted to visit Apple Blossom(Sorry if there is already a canon character with that name, I randomly throught of it and said 'Hey, that works!', so if there is a canon pony with that name, sorry), daughter of Applejack and a slightly forgetful stallion by the name of Caramel (He is a canon pony, look him up.) When he arrived at the Apple's home, he knocked on the door three times. Caramel, with his light orange coat and brown mane and tail, answered the door.
"Hello there Chroma. What brings you here?" Caramel asked in his country-accented voice.
"I came here to hang out with Apple Blossom. If you don't mind." Chroma answered the stallion.
"Ah don't mind at all Chroma. Come on in." Caramel replied. Chroma walked into the Apple's house and immediately went up the stairs to Apple Blossom's room.
Chroma had met Apple Blossom eight years ago when Thunder Dash had crashed into the Apple family's barn. Chroma had arrived on scene
to see what Thunder had crashed into, and that was when he met Apple Blossom. She was at the barn to check on what happened when she saw Thunder amongst the wreckage and Chroma there to help out Thunder.
Chroma knocked on the door of Apple Blossom's room to let her know somepony was at her door.
"Who is it?" Apple Blossom asked through the door before she opened it.
"It's me, Chroma." Chroma replied. Apple Blossom opened the door and came out of her room. Apple Blossom had a bright yellow coat with a mane that was the same color as Big Macintosh's coat. Her cutie mark was a small sapling, which showed that she loved tending plants and had a green hoof. "I want to hang out a bit before I go home." Chroma said in addition to his earlier statement.
"That's fine Chroma. Where do you want to go?" Apple Blossom asked curiously.
"How about we just walk around the apple orchard for a bit?" Chroma said.
"That would be nice." Apple Blossom said in response.
(POV SHIFT: Jewel)
"Bye Jewel! And remember what we talked about okay." Thunder said to Jewel as he was boarding the train to Manehatten.
"Don't worry, I'll try to find somepony for him." Jewel said with a mischevious grin forming. "And I know just the pony." She said to herself as she through of a certain mare.
(POV SHIFT: Chroma. Later That Night)
Chroma was in his room asleep, tossing and turning all the while.
Chroma was standing in the Princesses' throne room. His hearing and vision were slightly impaired. It seemed as if he were outside of his own body, observing the whole scene. In the room with him was Apple Blossom, Thunder Dash, Jewel, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and two other ponies he couldn't recognize. In fact, all seven of them were chained to the throne room wall by what appeared to be multi-hued chains.
"C-c-c-chroma! Don't do this. We need you. We can... from happening again" Thunder Dash pleaded with Chroma, all while sobbing.
"I have to do this Thunder. If I don't... then all of Equestria is in danger." Chroma said, his worry showing in his voice.
"I am afraid that he is right Thunder Dash." Princess Celestia said in agreement with Chroma. "If... comes back then... to stop..." Celestia added on, distortion occuring in certain places at certain times.
"Goodbye everyone. Celestia, remember our agreement." Chroma said as he walked towards the open window. The window was fiifty feet up, a death drop if anyone jumped out. And that was what Chroma did. He jumped.
Then the scene changed suddenly. He was in a grassy field, the field stretching on for as far as the eye can see.
"Thou hast had such dreams before, haven't thee?" A British male voice asked.
"Brother, I don't think that ponies use that kind of language any longer." A male Australian voice said.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Chroma shouted at the wind.
"Ah. So you have started using a more advanced form of English I see. Humf. I should have known, because I predicted it." The British voice said again. This time seemingly behind Chroma. Chroma turned around and was shocked to see an alicorn standing before him. The alicorn stood at about the same height as Princess Celestia, had a silver coat with matching mane, and had a clock seemingly made of stars representing his cutie mark. "As for who I am and what I want, I am Prince Tempora, ruler of all that has been, being, and is to come, commander of time itself..."
"And I am his twin brother, but we don't look or sound like each other, now do we?" The Australian voice cut in. Chroma turned around again and saw an alicorn with a golden coat and black mane, his cutie mark being the image of a solar system and black hole in harmony. "The name is Prince Caelia, which, according to dear brother here, is an older term you ponies used for space. I am the master of the expanding wilderness that surrounds yours and other worlds.
"As I was saying, I... we... want to be sure that you stay alive and well until a certain fixed moment in time and space." Tempora said.
"But why me?" Chroma asked curiously.
"Because of the power you hold inside." Caelia said to Chroma. "It appears Spectra forgot about what happens when we interfere. I mean, look at his mark. It's nearly identical to Spectra's." Caelia then said to Tempora.
"You are right brother. And I don't think Spectra will ever forget what happens when we interfere. Remember what happened to the mare he loved?" Tempora said, ignoring the fact that Chroma was still there.
"What do you mean?" Chroma shouted, tired of being ignored by the two. "Who is Spectra?"
"In good time, Chroma. In good time." Tempora said as the scene began to fade away.
"Don't tell our sisters in Equestria, Celestia and Luna, that we visited, they would become very upset if they knew we still existed." Caelia said as parting words. Then the entire scene faded to black.
Wow. That entire scene with Tempora and Caelia was very interesting. So what do you guys think of my new story. Was it good? Bad? Review so I can improve. To all of you artists out there, I would love to have the cover of the story to be a fan-art image of Chroma. Plus, check my profile for the challenge I was talking about. Chapter 2 is in progress. It should be up by tomorrow.
Who is Spectra?
What is this fixed point in time and space?
Why don't Tempora and Caelia not want Celestia and Luna to know about them?
Why am I asking you all these questions when I already know the answers?
Until next time!
-Lucas
P.S. I would love to have some inspiration for some of the later chapters. *wink wink*
P.P.S. The Main OC x Luna pairing is a HUGE possibly, leaning towards maybe not. In all honesty, it will most likely become OC x OC, and have Luna with somepony who won't be a main character and major influence in the plot. Possibly
P.P.P.S. I will be accepting at least two (2) OC's to be part of the story. So remember to submit an OC. Only one OC per submittor. That's about it.