Maybe waiting was good for me. My wing feels a lot better than it did yesterday. Sleep worked, I suppose. Alright, so, today I leave with not much packed. I gathered my things that morning at about 11:00 and left. I will you the pain of me flying there for 5 hours, so yeah. Only notable thing was that I found this pretty cool rock on the ground at one poi spare nt. Yeah, that's it. To the base of the mountain!
I looked up and down for a few minutes studying the mountain. Its height was truly astounding. It was measured as 30,574 meters tall. Quite the adventure will be had. Luckily, this time of year is the most popular to scale it for travelers. That's why Perketh went up in the first place. I knew this place wasn't gonna be just me, and I'm fine with that, perfectly fine with it. More help... also more trouble. Eh, more or less. I just wanted to get it over with. With extreme hesitation, I managed to step onto the mountain's path. This was gonna be a long trip...
So, the beginning path isn't too bad. 1103 meters of smooth road. Then, the hazards hit. This place is prone to rockslides and even avalanches. That's when I found the first pony hiking up. "Ma'am?" I yelled up to her. Just a lone pegasus, slowly making her way up Skull Peak. She had to be at least 4 years younger than me. I'm 26, by the way. Always good to know. Anyways, back onto the story. "Hm? What is it?" She halted, looking to me. "Are you alone?" I strained my voice so she could hear me from 30 feet below her. "Oh, why, yes. Would you care to join me?" She giggled playfully. She had a dark blue coat, a grey mane, and the most beautiful green eyes I'd ever seen. "Oh, well, sure! I could use a partner!" I smiled, flying up to her side.
"My name is Sky Streak, by the way." She quickly flicked her wings out and folded them back to keep them from the falling snow of the mountain.
"Light Burst!"
"Nice to meet you!" She smiled, tilting her head a bit. "Light Burst... I like that. Could be cooler. I'll call you... Lightbulb!" She chuckled. "That fits you!" I sighed, yet felt strangely apathetic about the nickname she gave me. "I'll call you Stopwatch, while I'm at it." I joked. This still got a giggle out of Sky. "So, should we get going?" She looked up the path. "This thing is long and tiring."
"Oh, yeah, we probably should."
"That's what I expected!" Sky nodded, beginning to trot along the path. I mindlessly followed her, no hesitation. I guess I'd taken a slight attachment to her already. Now to hope she doesn't throw me off the edge.
So, we trotted with no words spoken, so that was nice, to be peaceful so far. Already, the sky had started to darken, so me and Sky stopped along a line of caves on the mountainside.
"We should rest, and a cave would be the best place, ya think?"
"I don't know, there could be any amount of dangerous things in there. Risk it?"
"Uh... I'm sure we could take 'em, Lightbulb!"
"You think?"
"Heck yeah!"
"Well, if ya say so! Let's try it!" I agreed to stay in a dark cave on a mountain. Not the best decision ever. Still, better than dying by falling off. Not such a long day, after all. Better than expected.
