GeoSeries: Amethyst
Chapter 2
Do You Seal What I Seal?
Twilight sprinted through Ponyville carrying her book using her horn with a massive smile on her face. She had a great idea, and she didn't even have a second thought about the information that Princess Luna was going to tell her before she left, sadden by her memories of her playing with her royal friend. While running through Ponyville, Twilight didn't let herself have any distractions; she was determined to get to Sugarcube Corner to tell her friends about her idea. Typically, Twilight would've only expected Pinkie Pie to be there as she spent most of her days laughing, throwing parties, and eating candy. However, to her luck as she ran through the doors of Sugarcube Corner, she spotted Applejack and Pinkie Pie sitting on a table talking with a newspaper in front of them. Twilight smiled when she saw this, the thought of her idea possibly becoming true relished in her mind like a ripening fruit. And the reality of seeing more than just Pinkie Pie made it seem like it was one step closer to becoming true.
"Hey everypony…!" She said and directed it to her two friends, who noticed her and responded with big smiles.
"Well howdy Twilight…!" Applejack answered her, and then she looked to the see the book in her horn grasp and looked at it funny. "What's that there book doing being hung up like dirty work boots?"
"Yeah…!IknowthatsometimesponieshangthingsupbecausetheywanttoforgetaboutthembutIreallydon'tthinkthat'saneffectivewaytoforgetaboutsomethingsometimesinmyopinionitwouldbebettertojustthrowitawayormaybebashitupintolittletinyediblepiecesbutI…" Pinkie Pie's long rant was cut short by Applejack catching her attention with a whistle.
"Whoa nelly…hold on there Sugar Cube! I think Twilight was about to tell us something…" She reminded the most talkative pony of the group.
"Oh…sorry Twilight…" Pinkie Pie said in a still happy and jittery tone, like she had just given Gummy a bath in chocolate milk.
"That's alright Pinkie…look at this…" She said and put the book down on the table next to her friends and used her magic to turn to the page about the Prince. Applejack read the passage and her eyes widened and said,
"Shoot…that Prince colt seems like one hefty guy. Shame he had to disappear…" Applejack looked like she was really concerned about the missing links. "I wonder how the Princesses have been since this happened. Not like he's missed much since then though." She finished her conclusions, but Twilight came back with what Luna had told her.
"That's the thing Applejack, Princess Luna was Prince Amethyst's playmate, she told me in person…but she's not holding up to well about it." Twilight stopped, and Pinkie Pie started.
"OhIwouldjusthateifthathappenedtomeandGummyIdon'tknowwhatIwoulddowithoutGummyHe'smybestestbestfriendinthewholewideworldandifsomethingweretohappentohimIwouldgocrazyIwouldgobonkersIwouldlookineverynookandcrannyuntilIfoundhimandwhenIdidIprobablyfindhimasetofgummyteethandjawsjustsowecouldhavesomefunand…" Pinkie went off again, but this time Twilight and Applejack just ignored her.
"So anyways…" Twilight continued, "I was thinking, maybe the six of us could go out on a little quest to find out what happened to this pony. Maybe if we find the truth we'll make Luna feel better."
"Make Luna feel better!" Twilight and Applejack turned around and saw Rarity and Fluttershy at the door. "If she wanted to feel better she should get a new necklace! That lunar collar she's wearing is lovely…! But it's so…1000 years ago…" Rarity decreed on Luna's fashion.
"I think she's fine…" Fluttershy said from behind. Applejack turned back to the book on the table and asked Twilight,
"Hey Twilight, is there anything else in this book about this guy?" Twilight flipped the page and told her,
"This page has a list of all the things he did around the kingdom, but other than that…there's not much known about him." Applejack looked over the list and read the list out loud. All five ponies gathered around the table to listen.
Talents and Services of Prince Amethyst GeoEron:
Cooking, Animal Care, Reading, Cleaning, Baby Sitting, Traveling, Designer, Singer, Actor, Flyer, Magician, Dare Devil, Stunt Coordinator, Dancer, Tri-lingual, Labor Service, Gardening, Swimming…
The last one was in the form of a quote, and it was from Princess Luna when she was a filly,
"I know that he is great at everything he tries, but the way my sister and I see it…the best thing he can do…is be my friend"-Princess Luna of Equestria
"Oh my…" Rarity started, "He must've had a keen fashion sense if it's notable in this book. I wonder where I can find a picture of any of his designs?"
"I'd like to see him work with animals; it'd be great have some help around my cottage." Fluttershy said in a meek yet anxious tone.
"Ifhe'sadancerandbabysitterthenI'dliketomeethimIcouldalwaysusehelpwiththeCakebabiesandI'dliketoseehisdanceskillstoo!I'msurehe'dbereallyreallygoodatit!" This time Pinkie Pie stopped on her own.
"I'd like to see him at work, shoot howdy…cooking, labor, gardening, cleaning…that's all in a day's work over at Sweet Apple Arches." Applejack noted.
"I can't help but wonder what like of books he read! And if he was as strong in magic as the book says he is!" Twilight proclaimed.
"Rainbow Dash would like this…!" Applejack announced to the five.
"I'd like what…?!" Rainbow Dash yelled, flying right into the candy shop as if on cue.
"Look at this Rainbow Dash…this Prince had a serious thing for flying and stunts. And I'm sure he had a killer clothes line too!" Rarity said, putting her hooves together and imagining the designs.
"Eh…I don't think so! We all know that I'm best flyer in Equestria, past, present, and most definitely future! I'm sure this Prince had nothing on me if he were still around!" She said and took back off into the sky leaving her rainbow colored trail behind her like normal. As she flew away, she heard Twilight yell, But you don't understand Rainbow Dash! He had…The volume of her voice got so quiet he couldn't hear her and just brushed it off. She sped through the sky with her slim grin and thought to herself,
"Where should I go next?" Rainbow Dash thought out loud, and then she yelled, "The Everfree Forest!" Rainbow knew very well that going into the Everfree Forest alone was a bad idea, but she was always up for a challenge, so she raced over it and looked down over all the trees below her without a care.
After a few minutes of flying, she began to get bored as nothing was happening. No horrible noises, no creatures snapping at her, and no serious winds or clouds to fight. "Geez this is boring…I came here expecting a challenge!" She said and started to fly off when she heard someone beneath her yell.
"Woohoo…! Alright…!" Rainbow Dash, still scarred from her hero days, gasped and flew fast towards the sound.
"Don't worry helpless citizen! The Awesomeness of Rainbow Dash will…!" She didn't have time to finish. She found the source of the yell. It was a pony looking over a small lake in a clearing among the trees and they seemed to be yelling at the water. Curious, Rainbow Dash flew down behind the pony and looked at what they were doing. The pony's ear twitched, and they turned around.
"Oh hi there…" The voice told Rainbow Dash that it was a boy. He was about the same age as the Mane Six, maybe slightly older with a dark blue coat, aura violet colored mane with darker purple shades running down his mane and tail. The thing Rainbow Dash paid most attention too was the fact that he was a pegasus pony like she was, but his wings looked really bunched up and compacted again his sides. She assumed he just had smaller wings and was ashamed about it. "Who are you?" He said.
"I'm Rainbow Dash…who are you?" She threw back, but the he-pony suddenly coward in place and folded his ears back.
"Uh…I'm…uh…" He seemed nervous to answer. "I'm sorry Rainbow Dash…I just…" Just then a splash was heard behind them, and Rainbow Dash saw a grey blob fly out of the water and land back in it and disappear beneath the surface.
"What was that thing?" She asked loudly.
"Relax…that was just my friend! Nice one Gregory!" He yelled to the water. After that the grey blob shot back up and flew out of the water, but instead landed on the solid ground next to the colt where Rainbow Dash saw that it was really a seal. "Rainbow Dash…this is one of my pets and best friend…Gregory the Harp Seal!" He said and gave the big seal a hug.
"Nice to meet you…Gregory!" She said sarcastically. "Now…what's your name?" The colt looked timid again as he did before, but instead answered confidently.
"My name is Age…and I just introduced you to Gregory the seal." He said and used his hoof to point to the harp seal sitting next to him and barked a happy noise like all seals do. "Now all we need is…" Before he finished a flash of red, orange, and yellow shot in from of their faces, Rainbow Dash shot back in surprise and shock, but Age and Gregory just smiled. "That was perfect Tine!" Age yelled up to the glowing thing. Rainbow Dash looked and saw that Tine was a phoenix, just like Philomena. Tine then landed on Gregory's head and then the three just stared at Rainbow Dash. "Well…that's everyone!" Age declared proudly.
"Age…" Rainbow started, "Age the dark blue and purple male pony, with a fatty seal named Gregory as a pet, which isn't awesome, but I have to give you props on the phoenix. I thought only members of the royal family could have phoenixes for pets."
"Nope…not where we come from." Age said happily.
"Anyway…" Rainbow said trying to change the subject. "I see you're a pegasus like me…"
"Uh…what?" Age said like he'd never been told that before.
"A pegasus…? It's the type of pony you are? You have wings!" Age then looked at his wings, without opening them, and got calmer eyes.
"Oh yeah…sometimes I…forget…that I'm…a…pegasus." Age said slowly and meekly, like how Fluttershy talks.
"What's wrong with your wings? Let me see them, open them up." But Age ran behind Gregory and Tine,
"That isn't necessary…" He said covering his wings and hiding them from Rainbow Dash.
"What…why?" She asked him, taking a sudden interest in his little secret. But Age hid himself in-between his pets/friends and refused to let Rainbow Dash come any closer to him and his wings.
