My Little Pony: Origins.
Chapter Six.
Heart of Flurry.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 7:51 am.
Cadence jumped down from her crystal throne and ran over to her human brother and placed her hoof under his chin and made him look at her, she looked into his eyes and smiled before hugging him. A faint tear escaped her eye and slid down her cheek, her horn lit up with a light blue hue, the hoof cuffs slipped off David's wrists. Midnight was displeased and yanked David away from Cadence.
''You humans are all the same, lying, pathetic and war hungry. Our empress would never hang out wi-!'' Was all Midnight was able to say punched in the face by Cadence, David ducked out of the way.
''Get out of here!'' Cadence screamed, screaming at the lieutenant, Midnight stood and ran out of the room, out of fear of what might happen to him, if he stayed any longer.
Cadence turned to her brother and smiled, she leap at him and gave him a bone crushing hug.
''I thought you were dead.'' Cadence said, crying into his should, ''We all thought you were dead!'' She added, now screaming into his shoulder, he wrapped his arm around her.
''Sometimes i wish i was dead...'' David said softly, ''Mum certainly wished so.'' He added, Cadence pulled away and looked at him.
''Well mum can go to Tartarus for all i care! David, i know she blamed you for what happened to dad and i know you blame yourself for it. The people who invaded the base were after the computer virus you and dad were working on, dad wanted to protect you and he did, didn't he?'' Cadence said, raising an eyebrow, David slowly nodded, Cadence stood back up and dusted herself off, an idea flew into her head, she opened her wings and hovered at David's shoulder height, her wings gracefully cut through the air as she grabbed him by the shoulders.
''What are you doing?'' David said as he feet were dragged along the crystal floor, ''Also, how do you walk on this floor on bare hooves?'' He added, wincing at the thought of walking on ice cold crystal flooring without anything warm on your feet or hooves.
''I want you to meet somepony, i think you'll like her and i want to give you a tour of the castle.'' Cadence said, humming a tune to herself, not wanting to answer about walking on ice cold floors.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 8:00 am.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the castle, inside a bedroom was a teenage pony, she sat on the floor watching a small, toy train go around a large model train layout, the toy engine was an LBSCR A1 'Terrier' class in Southern Railway green with 'Port Hope' in the side tanks in white, a number '2705' and the name 'Jewel' in yellow just below the 'Port Hope'. The little engine was pulling two Ex-LMS 12T steel vans, two Ex-PO 8 Plank open wagons and a Southern Railway Pillbox brake van in chocolate brown with 'Crystal' on the side. She smiled as be brought the train to a stop below a coal stage and imagined the wagons being loaded with coal.
Flurry Heart heard some voices on the other side of her door, she turned to see her door handle turn around, the door slowly swung open. Her mother stepped through the doorway and smiled.
''Oh, it's just you mom.'' Flurry smiled as she moved the 'Terrier' and its wagons onto a siding. Cadence walked over to her daughter, stepping over the layout.
''Flurry Heart, there is something i need to tell you.'' Cadence said, looking into her daughter's eyes, ''How do i say this, you know how Twilight is the the only family member you have outside of me and your father, right?'' She added, Flurry nodded, slightly confused.
''Why are you telling me this?'' Flurry questioned, raising an eyebrow at her mother.
''Well. How do i say this... You have an uncle.'' Cadence said, Flurry laughed like crazy.
''Good one mom.'' Flurry laughed, she fell on the back and rolled on the floor, ''Where was he all this time then.'' She added, still laughing.
''It's the truth! David, come in now!'' Cadence said, raising her voice slightly, Flurry stopped laughing when she heard heavy footsteps outside her door, her eyes widened when she saw a human step into her room, ''Flurry Heart, meet my brother and your uncle, David.'' Cadence added, Flurry mouth dropped in surprise, the top of her head was no higher then the human's hips, ''David, meets my daughter and your niece, Flurry Heart.'' Cadence added.
Flurry looked at Cadence and then David, then back to Cadence, ''This is a joke right?'' She said, not wanting to believe that a human was her uncle.
''Flurry, dear, what can i do or say to convince you that he is your uncle?'' Cadence said, again, looking into her daughter's eyes.
''At least explain how he became your brother?'' Flurry asked, Cadence looked over at David, giving him the look of 'help me', David strolled over to the two and looked down.
''Why don't i explain, your mother was only a foal when she was found.'' David said, Flurry rolled her eyes, ''How convenient.'' She thought.
July 25th 1974, Upperby Park, Upperby, Carlisle, United Kingdom. 12:00 pm.
The summer sun was beating down over Upperby, a small suburb just south of the City of Carlisle. A young boy, no older than 5 years old was walking along a gravel path that ran by a pond in the local park, he was bounding a football along the ground, when a gust of wind blew it into the water, he went over to the edge and looked down, the water was only a few inches deep, he looked around, seeing no one around, he stepped into the water and walked over to his ball.
''David! What are you doing?'' He heard his dad shout from the path, he heard the splash as he father stepped into the water after him, David quickly picked up his ball and turned to his father.
''I was just getting my ball.'' David said, looking at his father, who just smiled warmly.
''Come on, let's get out of the water.'' His father said helping David up onto the path before climbing out himself, they walked along the path, going to towards a picnic area that David's mother and sister were waiting. As they walked, the cloud overhead turned grey almost instantly.
'What the?'' His father said, all his years as pilot, he'd never seen weather change like this that quickly, a bolt of lightning hit ground in front of them, a white orbit like shape appeared as the lightning disappeared.
A pony like figure appeared from the orb, it looked very weak and was bleeding heavy, David and his father ran over to the creature, it was a female, her left ear was gashed open, blood leaked from the mouth and nose and she was holding a bundle of blankets. David looked at its back to see bloody stumps on the back, ''Dad.'' He said, getting his father's attention, his father looked at the stumps, marking where wings her once located.
''But that's impossible...'' His father said, looking over the creature, ''What is an native Equusling doing here?'' He added, picking her up, ''David! Come with me!'' His father asked, they ran to the car, a dark blue Ford Orion, David opened the backseat passenger doors, allowing his father to place the creature inside.
The pony was a pegasus, her coat was a very pale vermilion, her mane and tail were a gradient of brilliant raspberry to moderate cobalt blue, her eyes were a brilliant amber.
''Miss, do you know where you are?'' His father asked the former pegasus, but all she was repeating was the word 'Sombra'.
''Miss, what's your name?'' David said, trying to take the blankets from her, she held them tight, ''Its ok, i wont hurt you, i just need them to make you comfortable.'' He added, she looked at him, she loosened her grip on the the bundle. David began to unwrap them but stopped when he felt them wriggling, he slowly unwrapped them when a small pink wing appeared.
David almost dropped the blankets in surprise but held them tight, he slowly uncovered the face of a tiny pink pegasus wearing a romper suit, embroidered with the words 'Mi Amore Cadenza' on the chest, the pegasus foal opened her purple eyes and smiled, making giggles sounds. David's father looked over at the foal.
''My name is Empress Amore of the Crystal Empire.'' The bleeding pony said, coughing some more, ''At least i was the Empress.'' She added, trying to look at her severed wings.
''Who did this to you.'' David's Father said, his voice sounding angry, Amore coughed some more.
''My student, Sombra.'' Amore said as she began to come in and out unconsciousness, ''Please, take care of Cadence.'' She weakly added, raising her hoof at the tiny pink foal, Amore closed her eyes as she took her last breath, Cadence began to whimper and cry as Amore's hoof fell limp against the back seat of the car.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 8:10 am.
Flurry Heart looked at her mother, who had tears in her eyes, Flurry then looked at the David, who was on the brink of tears. Flurry though over the previous statement.
''Is it true mother?'' Flurry asked, looking at the human, who was comforting the pink alicorn, Cadence nodded, Flurry's ears fell flat against her head.
''It's true, all of it. King Sombra. Amore. They're real.'' Cadence said, wiping some tears away from her face, Flurry ran to her and wraps her legs around her mother and hugged her tight.
''I have an uncle...'' Flurry whimpered, then it hit her, ''I have an uncle!'' She added, flapping her wings, dragging David around like a toy.
''Flurry, i've got to go do something, why don't you show your uncle your model collection.'' Cadence said, standing back on her hooves and making her way over to the door.
''Sure thing mom!'' Flurry said, dragging David over to her model train collection.
Cadence walked down the corridor and entered her study, closing the door behind her, she pulled out a pen and a sheet of paper from the top drawer, laying the paper out on the desk, she wrote the following:
'Dear Twilight.
I am writing to you because i have an important guest at the Crystal Empire and i'd like you and your Friends to make HIM feel welcome here. Enclosed with this letter are bits, enough to pay for six first class tickets for the CEE train from the Canterlot Citadel station to the Arctic Crystal station.
Empress Cadence.'
Cadence placed her pen down as she attached the letter to a sack of gold bits, in a flash of blue, the bag and the letter disappeared.
''And last but not least, my most favorite train i've got, my CEE model.'' Flurry said, dragging David over to the only shelve in her room. Upon the shelve sat an e300.
''Is that a TGV TMST?'' David said, looking at the twelve coach High Speed Train model sitting on the shelve, ''A what?'' He heard Flurry say, he sighed, ''A Class 373.'' He replied, Flurry nodded.
''Yes, its a Class 373.'' She responded, blowing some dust off it's plastic shell.
February 15th 2015, Ponyville Castle, Ponyville. 8:11 am.
Purple claws scratched against the tiled floors of the castle, The being was a small dragon, his scales were a light mulberry with a light spring budish gray underbelly, his ears were a light lime green, his spikes were a moderate harlequin, his eyes were a moderate pistachio and his name was Spike.
''Twilight! Twilight!'' Spike shouted as he ran through the halls and towards the thrown room, he threw opened the large oak doors, startling the alicorn on the other side of the doors.
''Spike, what's wrong!'' the alicorn shout, getting Spike's attention, she ran over to the dragon.
''Important message from Cadence, Twilight'' He responded, panting, Twilight took the letter and read it out loud
''Spike, go get the others, now!'' Twilight commanded him, he nodded before running out the thrown room and towards the castle doors.
Twilight pulled a quill, ink and a piece of paper.
'Dear Cadence.
I have received your letter and me and my friends will be there as soon as possible.
Twilight Sparkle.'
She rolled up the paper into a scroll and sent it on its way as Spike returned with Twilight's friends in tow.
''You needed us Twilight?'' Rarity said, trotting into the room, yawning slightly, AJ, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rainbow groaned, slowly following.
"I got this from Cadence." Twilight replied, showing her friends the letter for Cadence. Rarity's jaw dropped.
''Twilight dear, you don't mean?'' Rarity said, trying to hide her excitement.
''Yes, we are going to the Crystal Empire!'' Twilight proclaimed.
End of Chapter Six.