A/N: Wow this took a while to write just a lot of scenes to put together., That and we here in Alabama had some rough weather as some ponies might have heard.
Well I still got it done yay!
The last chapter is next and will answer most questions but only a bit I still want to keep a lot in the dark lol.
Oh!., After chapter six Check out The Lost Frontier and you'll see I'm going to be adding a Dossier To the beginning soon.
I'm going to fill it with Info on each character in this trilogy and give Summaries on just about everything.
Just think of it as your own personal Mini Wiki for the Trilogy., just for those ponies who want more info or simply want to jump in without all that pesky reading lol.
Hope you enjoy this Chapter.
(( 1 Year Before Something Cheesy This Way Comes. ))
Gazing off into the horizon with crimson colored eyes Nightingale watched as the sun faded off into the sky, while darkness slowly crept in covering all in its dark embrace.
The unicorn sighed softly in silence as her flowing Lavender mane cascaded down her backside, its calming colors contrasting against her dull green coat that had lost its shimmer so long ago.
A bat flying through the sky swooped down landing atop her shoulder as it gazed to her in awe the mare simply returned the gaze with one of sadness and an eerie calm.
Reaching down beside her she grabbed a peeled orange as she sat atop a lonely building in the corner of Serenity Hollow known to the locals as Forgotten Hollow., before using her powers to tear the orange into pieces giving one to the small animal.
The bat squeaked aloud sucking upon the fruit before flying off back into the night.
" Thought I'd find you here." Wildfire smirked as she trotted over to the mare slowly her mane flying back slightly from the wind blowing through the night sky.
" Wildfire?, I thought you were leaving town? " Nightingale asked her eyes filled with a look of confusion.
" Meh., I decided not to go., Got Harmona to cover for me." Wildfire smirked as she sat down beside the dull green mare who simply looked off into the sky staring towards the moon.
" That's...good." Nightingale spoke in almost a whisper unsure what to say though she felt a warmth inside her at the news.
" Good, bad doesn't matter really I just thought you needed company tonight., I've noticed you been looking down a bit lately." Wildfire asked as Nightingale shrugged her shoulders softly.
" It's Complicated." Nightingale replied as Wildfire gently poked her in the side playfully with her hoof.
" Maybe to you alone but I've always thought two minds were better than one., Let me in maybe we can solve it together." Wildfire spoke her voice filled with a certain spark that was covered in confidence.
Nightingale suddenly felt it a aching in her body as she lifted a dainty hoof to her chest holding to it closely feeling a warmth., not a burning but a soothing calm flame burning inside her.
" You ok? " Wildfire asked narrowing her eyes to her comrade as the mare slowly took deep breaths and nodded slowly signaling she was alright.
" It'll pass., Wildfire? " Nightingale slowly spoke as she gazed down slowly to the empty streets below.
" Hmmm? " Wildfire replied in silence.
" Do you remember anything from before The Void? " Nightingale asked her eyes lifting back up to the sky as her hues glistened in the pale light.
" Nope., and don't want to." Wildfire shrugged as the other mare gazed to her in curiosity.
" Why? " Nightingale asked.
" Well think about this The Void Chooses ponies who have nothing left but darkness in their hearts right? " Wildfire asked as the mare slowly nodded along.
" Yeah..." Nightingale trailed off in a soft whisper.
" Well then nopony cared about me then so why should I care about some pointless time in my life., I was granted a new life a new body that is a hell of a deal one I don't regret." Wildfire sighed her eyes filled with a dark glow as she gently stomped her right hoof against the rooftop.
" But., but we lost our essence don't you wonder..." Nightingale began to speak as her comrade lifted a hoof cutting her off.
" Essence?., what has a Heart or Soul ever done for you?" Wildfire asked in a sarcastic tone as she smirked the mare gazing down slowly once more.
" Nothing." Was Nightingales reply.
" Bingo., They did nothing and are nothing." Wildfire finished as she slowly lifted a hoof atop her comrade's shoulder pulling her in slowly.
" Besides if you and I never gave ourselves to The Void., we would've never met right? " Wildfire spoke as she gently pushed Nightingale away from her playfully.
" Yeah." Was all the mare replied as her comrade jumped to her feet and began to gallop off towards the other side of the building.
" C'mon let's go back to the castle I'm starving." Wildfire spoke her horn glowing as she vanished off into a green mist.
Nightingale stayed for a moment longer closing her eyes slowly the warmth in her chest gone replaced with a cold hollow feeling., yet as she searched herself for the odd warmth she remembered a word one she couldn't remember but knew felt right.
Wildfire was her...
Friend.
(( Present Day-Ties That Bind.))
Wincing struggling to keep her footing Nightingale gazed across from her to Wildfire who was gritting her own teeth., each pony was hoof in hoof as their horns glowed darkly one a pure white the other a dark red.
Wildfire gave one hard push sending Nightingale back slightly her hooves skidding across the slick ground before a red bolt of energy struck her in the chest causing her to topple over.
Wildfire jumped high slamming her hooves down hard towards the limp mare on the ground before a sudden flash of light blinded her.
Nightingale flew through the light quickly and swiftly striking Wildfire in the chest with her horn before doing a small spin midair and hind kicking her foe in the stomach.
Flying through the air Wildfire felt a strong slam knock the air out of her lungs as she hit a nearby brick wall with enough force to crack it., the bricks crumbling slightly from the impact.
Wildfire gasped aloud as she slid down the wall and kneeled on the ground the rain had stopped for a few minutes now the sky above was littered with dark clouds.
" We...we had it all., and you threw it away! " Wildfire gasped softly as she gazed down to a puddle of water below her not even recognizing her own reflection anymore., it had been so long since she had seen it.
" Lazura she has her own plans!., I can't be apart of them." Nightingale spoke in a solemn tone her mane drenched from the heavy rain as she gazed to the weakened mare.
" Why!, don't you want to belong somewhere in this world again!? " Wildfire gritted her teeth as she slowly rose up to her hooves again body trembling slightly.
" To not be forgotten!., To live in a world where we make our own fates!., Where we chose our own paths! " Wildfire screamed at the top of her lungs as Nightingale slowly looked away and stared up to the sky.
" But it's wrong I can feel it here." Nightingale slowly lifted a hoof to her chest the warmth once more returning soothing her taking the pain and chills of the world away.
" I don't know if it's my heart, soul or essence whatever you wish to call it., But it's telling me Lazura is wrong! " Nightingale spoke aloud proudly her eyes locked on the sky feeling for once she wasn't alone.
" Heart?, soul?, essence? " Wildfire asked her eyes narrowing slowly.
" We are Void Walkers We don't have anything!, We're Hollow! " Wildfire yelled towards her foe as loud as she could not out of anger but perhaps out of sadness she couldn't feel what Nightingale could.
" Wildfire." Nightingale sighed sadly returning her gaze to her friend who glared to her in anger ready for another round.
" If you will not give up., Then I'll just have to break you! " Wildfire snapped as her horn glowed a blood-red crimson.
Nightingale slowly lowered her head down the warmth fading as soon as it had come.
There was no way out.
Lazura sat alone atop a large silken cushion in her spacious brightly lit room., A open balcony was open behind her as wind blew inside the room causing her mane to flow with the wind gently.
Staring in silence she watched a Pink colored filly with a golden blonde mane sobbing in front of her on the dull marble floor., her blue eyes glistening with tears as her whole body shivered from fear.
" Allumina why are you crying? " A Unicorn with a shimmering white coat asked as she slowly walked over to the sobbing filly., she had a flowing Pale Heliotrope mane that cascaded down her backside.
" I'm scared about facing the Trials of Harmony." Allumina gazed up to her friend tears rolling down her cheeks before she placed her hooves across her eyes and continued to cry.
" Hmmm., Well I have a secret Ali I'm kinda scared too." The mare giggled as she sat down beside the filly placing a gentle hoof atop her backside.
" Why are you scared Cece?., You're a Horse-shoe in for an element nopony else knows more about magic than you." Allumina sniffled as she looked up to her friend who simply shrugged.
" Maybe but anytime I think about the trials' my heart races and my mind starts to go blank." Cece giggled again as the young filly just groaned aloud.
" But not out of fear Ali., But from the idea a whole new chapter will start in our lives! " The mare stood up as she looked down to the filly who gazed up slowly still unsure.
" I need you there Ali., I think all our friends need you there it's because with all my friends at my side I know we will all pass with flying colors! " Cece gazed out the window towards the sun shining brightly in the sky-high above.
" But I'm just a Nopony." Allumina sighed looking down in sadness and uncertainty.
" Now that is a lie Ali., I know you won't leave us hanging tomorrow you're too Loyal a friend to let us down." Cece smiled walking over to the filly as her hooves wrapped around her and both embraced in a soft hug.
Lazura watched as they both stayed in the embrace the young filly had a smile that could light up a room., her heart was full of a warmth unlike any other.
Suddenly a loud knock on the door caught her attention the ponies before her faded back into the darkness from whence they came., Regaining her composure Lazura allowed entry into her private chambers.
The Rainbow colored filly slowly trotted in her ears folded back slightly out of fear or perhaps worry., Lazura simply nodded to her as the filly sat before her.
" Please Lazura I'm unable to rest so many questions are on my mind., who am I?, what is this place? " Dash spoke as Lazura slowly nodded once more her eyes closing softly.
" Oh course my child., I'll explain all to you now if that is what you wish." Lazura spoke in an elegant tone as the blue mare simply gazed to her with trustful eyes.
" It all began long ago with a dark witch named Celestia." Lazura spoke slowly starting her tale as inside she felt nothing but a cold chill.
Wildfire hissed aloud as her horn glowed darkly lifting three large trash cans in the air with her magic., with a simple gaze the cans exploded into flames before raining down in fireballs to the mare below.
Nightingale ran from side to side balls of fire blasting close to her as she barely dodged them., turning to face her foe one last ball struck her on the side causing her to fall back into the mud.
Wildfire focused her magic and fired a red beam towards Nightingale as she gasped aloud a sudden wall of flames engulfing her in its wicked inferno.
Wildfire narrowed her eyes knowing she had to be dead nothing could survive an attack like that., yet with a light blue glow her question was answered Nightingale shielded herself with a bubble of light.
Her body was slightly singed as the flames died down her shield following suit as she gasped aloud her mane frazzled and filled with debris from the battle.
" I don't want to hurt you." Nightingale sighed mind racing she was running out of options.
" Too bad One of us is not leaving here tonight! " Wildfire snapped as she teleported in a flash of flames in front of Nightingale back-hoofing her across the cheek with a loud pop sending her to the ground.
" Fight Me! " Wildfire snapped again as she slammed a hoof down atop Nightingales chest as the mare gasped aloud for air.
" Finish what you started! " Wildfire screamed slamming down her hooves again on top of the mares stomach., Nightingale coughing aloud in pain body trembling.
" End this! " Wildfire winced softly as she slammed down her hooves on the ground missing Nightingale as she kneeled down in a beaten style her ears folding back.
" Don't make me kill you..." Wildfire spoke in barely a whisper an odd ping in her hollow frame filling her with a spark from within., as her horn glowed a dark green ready to land the final strike.
A sudden flash of light exploded forth filling the alleyway with dazzling colors., the blast echoing all around for miles as the clouds above parted the moons yellow glow shining down.
Wildfire smashed against the ground hard doing two flips across the hard ground., her body rolling off into the corner singed and bruised as she trembled barely able to move.
The light before her shimmering as she gazed in awe at the sight before her., the light fading as soon as it had come Nightingale slowly walking over to wildfire in silence.
" Hehehe...Do it finish this." Wildfire coughed softly a piece of her wanting this nightmare to end.
Nightingale gazed down to her old friend even as her own body was bruised and beaten her hooves trembling with pain like none other., yet instead of attacking she allowed her horn to glow a light blue its calming light engulfing Wildfire.
The Crimson maned pony felt the pain fade away as she watched her wounds heal across her body., not completely but she knew she would be up and about soon.
Nightingales horn slowly faded as she completed her spell., Wildfire simply looking up to her in silence unsure what to say if anything.
" I'll never hurt you Wildfire., I promise we are fri..." Nightingale suddenly screamed aloud as a ball of electricity struck her backside sparks traveling through her small frame before she collapsed to the ground with a thud.
" Noooo! " Wildfire screamed aloud herself as she gazed forward to a Mysterious Figure who was holding up a hoof sparks fading off from it.
The figure slowly trotted over to Nightingale looking down to her., The figures identity hidden behind a dark cloak.
" You stay away from her!., She's Mine! " Wildfire snapped as she slung to her feet eyes filled with a dark spark of fire burning like coals in the darkness.
" She is chosen and I will not allow you to interfere with my plans." The Figure spoke in an emotionless tone as Wildfire quickly leaped forward towards her to strike.
Power like no other engulfed the mare as she felt an invisible noose tighten around her neck holding her in place within midair., Wildfire gasped aloud unable to breath as the figure simply waved a hoof over Nightingale who slowly faded away into darkness.
" If you search for her she will not remember you I shall make sure of that., if you strike her again I will kill you." The Figure huffed in a soft voice as she let go of Wildfire with her power.
The mare slammed to the ground gasping for air trembling as the figure gazed down to her in silence.
" Not like a Void Walker is even anything anyway." The Figure spoke in a cold icy tone before fading into the darkness as well.
" I'll find her!, I'LL ALWAYS FIND HER! " Wildfire screamed aloud as she curled up in a fetal position on the cold wet ground trembling yet her voice was heard by nopony.
She was alone.
(( 1 Year After Something Cheesy This Way Comes.-The Lost Frontier.))
" Helloooo?...Rainbow to Nightingale you there girl? " Rainbow Dash asked her friend Nightingale as she watched her stare off into the distance sitting atop the ledge of a building but not necessarily watching the sunset more like she was in space.
" Hmmm? " Nightingale merely hummed her eyes still a bit glossy as she turned to face the multi-colored mare who plopped down at her side softly smirking.
" Hmmm., I risk my neck to slip out of the castle to see you and all I get is a hmm? " Rainbow Dash snorted rolling her eyes softly as she used her hoof to swipe a peeled apple out of her friends hoof.
" Hey!, I worked hard swiping that unlike some of us I don't live in a huge castle." Nightingale spoke in a crude manner flipping her mane to the side softly.
" Mmm..nom..I...nom..know that." Rainbow spoke with a mouth full of apple as she gave the second half back to her friend who just shook her head softly.
" You're something else you know that Dash." Nightingale sighed gently watching her friend chew the apple over slowly juices trickling down her chin.
" And that's why you and I go together., because we're different I take the risks and you make the plans." Wildfire spoke with a smirk looking to Nightingale who gasped aloud in shock.
" Whoa!, are you ok Gale? " Rainbow Dash asked worried placing a hoof on her friend's shoulder to balance her as they sat atop the edge of the building not wanting her to fall off.
" Oh., yeah I'm ok just thought I saw somepony I knew..." Nightingale trailed off as she gazed down to the streets below., the face was so familiar but her mind was drawing a blank.
Smirking to herself she listened to Dash joke around., She knew she was just over thinking things.
She was just a normal pony.
Nothing special about her at all.
A/N: Time to wrap this baby up in a nice bow and start with The Lost Frontier., I think once I get steam behind TLF it will just fly by.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the next and last chapter will answer most questions.
Also Kudos to Fruty Sheep for not just guessing that each Oc had to deal with an Element but for supplying the awesome OC Nightingale as well., Each OC will be The Guardians Of Harmony.
What is that?
Come back tomorrow when Chapter 6 is posted and find out!
Also Thank you to XXPay4XtraShippingsXX for the awesome Limacon Dreamscribble.
Sapphire Delusion for the Funny and Chaotic Sapphire Nyx.
HUNGRYBURGER25 For the Brave, Bold and Fearless Gladius.
And last the Always Awesome Akemipie for the Lovable Candy Pop!
Please R&R and Love you all!
Signed., IRD.