A/N sorry for the wait. Lots of trial and error with the first try, but I decided to use it later on down the road. For now enjoy. Bad grammar.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Temptations and prophecies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6:00am Monday Twilight's library
I woke up with a sharp pain in my stomach. My stomach started to growl. I realized that I had not eaten since lunch on Friday, and cleaning the library with spike all last night didn't help. I started to realize that I was craving something juicy, and chewy. I tried to put thoughts of meat out of my mind, but it was no use. I had to leave before I hurt anypony. I jumped out the window and charged towards the Everfree forest.
Once I was safely inside the forest I slowed to a walking speed. "I could go further if I wasn't so small." I said to myself. I started looking for anything to eat, and I found a lot. I ate berries, fruit from trees, mushrooms, but none satisfied my hunger. "As a wolf, it was normal for me to crave meat, but even when I was human, I never craved it as much as I do now." I said to myself again.
I looked around for food, when I saw a chicken. "im sorry chicken." I said. "but its you or me." I closed my eyes and jumped on top of it. I almost snapped its neck, but I forced myself off. "I cant do it." I said as I walked away.
I wasn't starving anymore, mostly because of the berries I ate, but I was still craving meat.
As I traveled deeper into the forest, I started hearing movement behind me. "who's there?" I said turning around to find nothing. For awhile, I thought it was paranoia setting in, but then I heard voices. As I turned around. I was knocked out from behind
8:00am Monday unknown location
I would have woken up sooner, but they made sure I stayed asleep. when they allowed me to wake up. I saw a large feast of berries surrounded by wolves. the wolves were half grey, half white that swirled in the middle. A wolf handed me an upside-down mushroom that held some liquid in it. The wolf next to me said "drink it. Your new here so I need to drink it.".
I was curious, but I drank it anyway. "ew. That tasted like wood." I said, spitting out some. After a while, my craving for meat went away completely. The wolf next to me spoke again "in this clan, we don't eat meat. that's why we created this potion." he held up the mushroom that was used as a cup "you will never crave meat again."
"really? Why don't you eat meat?" I asked curiously. He pointed at a stone statue of a pony. "he's the reason" the wolf said "years ago, the previous seventh element of harmony, Spectrum, was guarding the town of ponyville when out clan, The spiral wolves, swarmed the town. He single-hoovedly (handedly) fought the entire pack off. For his strength, we praised him. He told us that be sparing the rest of us, we were never to eat meat again. From that day on, the spiral wolves clan has never eaten meat."
I was amazed. The fact that one pony could do fight off an army of wolves was amazing. "the seventh element was amazing. Until…" he paused. Whatever happened to this Spectrum guy, it was bad.
I switched the subject. "so why am I here." I heard an older voice from behind me. "because you were found on sacred land, young one." I turned to find an old wolf with paw prints on his face. "only those of the spiral wolves clan may enter sacred land. All of those who enter who are part of our clan must die."
My eyes widened. "your going to kill me? Who are you anyway?" the old wolf spoke "please forgive me. My name is chief moonpaws. The reason your not dead is because we want you to join the spiral wolves clan." I was shocked. I was never picked first for dodge ball back home, and here they want me to join there clan. I thought to myself. "what do I have to do?" I asked. "past the forest" he said. "is a temple. In there you will need to make it to the bottom floor. There you will find an ancient tablet. If you are teleported back here, then you will die, but if not…" he paused. "you must leave now. its dangerous to go alone." he paused and gave me a sword. is he going to say what I think he's going to say? "take this" he finished. ya, he said it. Its official, I love it here. I smiled at the reference. I took the sword and a sheath with me and I ran off in the direction of the temple.
9:59 Monday. Temple entrance
"I finally made it" I said, stopping to catch my breath. Standing in front of me were two giant doors. I pushed them open and walked into the temple, soon finding myself going down a maze of hallways. I held the sword in my mouth, waiting for something to jump out at me.
I continued walking till something caught my eye. It was a room with pictures carved into the wall. One was Discord with the six elements of harmony and six elements of disorder. I sheathed the sword. "six of each." I said "but, where's the seventh of each?". I looked at another one. It was the princesses combining there magic to create a seventh element of harmony.
"looks like you've found it out then" a disembodied voice said. I was surprised. "Discord?" I said looking around the room as the carving of Discord started to move behind me. "thanks for leading me here Nitro, you were so much help. But, now that you know there is no seventh element of disorder. I cant have you alive." the walls closed in. " now I need to go make a seventh element of disorder, if you don't mind. Goodbye, element of too much trust." he laughed as he disappeared. I darted out of the room.
the walls in the halls were closing in to. I ran as fast as I could into a room before I was killed. Luckily, this rooms walls were not closing in. I reached a room with a tablet with two levers, one on each side. It said.
Trial one.
In this room you must choose one lever
The one on the right will kill the dragon to your right. And you will be safe inside.
The one on the left will save the beast, but you will not survive.
Him or you.
I looked to my left through a hole in the wall at a dragon. He was chained up with a mass amount of blades hanging over his head. I reached for the right lever, but then I thought about the dragon. I couldn't do that to a dragon, I couldn't live with killing an innocent dragon . I sighed and pulled the left lever. I looked through the window and the dragon was set free. It burst through the wall and flew away.
The tablet moved and a staircase was revealed. I walked down in confusion. When I got to the next room there was a black pony with a blade guarding the next door. There was another tablet it said
Trial two
The entrance is guarded by a pony, break down the door while defending yourself.
don't get carried away.
Seemed simple. Walked to the pony. It was bigger then me. It started to attack me. A blocked every swing of his sword. I knocked hem down and tried to break the door down by ramming into it. It toke a lot of defending and ramming, but I eventually, the thin sheet of rock broke. The pony tried to attack again, but he stopped before I got hit. I looked at him, though it would be so easy to kill him. There was no point continuing. I sheathed my blade. "why did you stop." I said to him before I left.
I started downstairs when I started to think. he had the perfect chance to kill me… so why didn't he? the question stayed in my mind till I reached the final room. The tablet said
Final trial
In this room there is a sword and shield
One more like the seventh element then the other
Only those worthy to enter the next room will choose right
Those not worthy will die where they stand
I studied the objects in front of me. How would I know what to choose? I don't even know about the seventh element. then I thought back to the story of Spectrum, and how he fought off the wolves. I reached for the sword, but I stopped. I thought more about how he defended the town and reached for the shield, but my tail knocked the sword down by accident. "oh no." I said as the pedestals sank into the floor and the walls begin to close in fast.
I looked around to see the door out slightly open, but the walls moving to fast for me to make it. I grabbed the shield and held it horizontally temporarily stopping the walls, leaving me time to run out with my sword to the next room.
The last room was a large stone tablet with large words on it.
Past and present will collide
Two world, no longer will divide.
The element seven will end the war
But trap the chaos in his core.
Past verses present, but at what cost
For in the end, one life is lost.
"Past verse present? war? chaos?" I said "what is this" I said as I was blinded by a light. In seconds, I was out of the room.
3:00pm Monday. Spiral wolves clan base.
As I regained my sight, I started to see wolves… lots of wolves. I looked at chief moonpaws and the last thing I would expect him to say was "welcome, element of trust." the wolves cheered loudly. I was still confused.
"I thought you were going to kill me if I was teleported back.? " I said, still scared. "I just wanted to scare you, young one." he said "and it seems it worked." I felt my face turn red. "we were the ones that teleported you back. The spiral wolves are best known for there mysterious magical abilities, along with the ability to flash step. plus our mind reading isn't to bad either". that's amazing "yes it is.". my mind was blown. "how did you… never mind. So why did you call me the seventh element?" he sat down next to me and said. "we saw what you did in there. Our crystal ball showed us everything (yes they have one.). You passed the three trials that only the seventh element could complete." I was beyond confused.
" the trials were made to show the qualities of the seventh element." he continued " the first trial was to show that you would risk your life for others. The second trial was to show that not only could you defend yourself, but you knew to stop fighting. If you even touched the pony after the door was open, you would have died. The third trial was to show you understood the responsibilities of the seventh element. To shield from danger, not just to attack. If you touched the sword, then it was a reflex test. You would need to get to the open door using the shield or sword to stop the walls." I slowly started to understand what he was saying.
"but how did you know I was the seventh element." I asked.
"To be honest, we didn't. we just wanted to see what would happen" I stared at them with anger I my eyes. But I quickly clammed down
"but what about the last room? What was that?" I quickly got a response. "the prophecy." said chief moonpaws. "a prophecy as old as the seventh element. No one knows what its about. But it predicts a great war. We wrote it down before we brought you back." he handed me the prophecy on a stone tablet.
as I looked at it, I heard a voice behind me. "ooooh, spooky." I jumped when I saw Pinkie behind me. "Pinkie? What are you doing here, and how did you find me?" the hyper pony explained how Twilight got worried when she saw me missing this morning. "ok. But how did you find me?" I asked.
"easy, I just skimmed through the chapter." she said cryptically
"Hello Pinkie. Its been a long time." chief moonpaws greeted the pink pony.
"Hey moony, long time no see" Pinkie franticly waved her hoof.
"Pinkie, how do you know chief moonpaws?"
"he taught me how to flash step. How do you think I got here?" that started to make a lot of sense. I think? Then again, it was Pinkie.
"take this, young one" he said, handing me a amulet with a spiral on it. "you are now a member of the spiral wolves." I looked at it "with this, you can contact us from anywhere. And it gives you the ability to read minds" he bowed "as the seventh element, we will help you, no matter what."
"come on Nitro, Twilight wants to get back, plus I need to throw you a welcome to Ponyville party." she said as she put a picked my up and put me onto her back. "bye moony." and just like that, We were gone.
3:27pm Monday. Twilight's library
We appeared behind Twilight, "Hey Twilight." I said as she jumped into the air. I was surprised we made it back so fast.
I jumped off of Pinkie's back and she bent down and whispered in my ear "Nitro, you cant tell anyone about the flash step thingy, ok?"
" don't worry Pinkie. I promise I wont tell." I said reassuringly
Pinkie stood back up "Pinkie promise?" as she said it, I did the cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye routine. When I finished, I saw the biggest smile appear on Pinkie pies face, and at the same time the most confused look on Twilight's face.
"what are you two talking about?" that's when me and Pinkie simultaneously said "you cant brake a Pinkie promise." after saying it at the same time, me and Pinkie started laughing.
I put the amulet on and I heard Twilight think. great. Now I have two pinkies. I took of the amulet and said "I'm not that much like Pinkie." which looked like it scared her a bit. I put the amulet in my pocket (yes everypony has pockets… somehow). I'm keeping this for later.
After explaining what happened (minus the flash step.) Pinkie left the library, but not before handing me the tablet. How she got it from me was a Pinkie (a mystery that doesn't make sense). As Pinkie left I turned to Twilight and handed her the tablet. "does this make sense to you?"
Twilight read it. "all I can get from it is that there's going to be a war, and someone is going to die." she set it down on the table
"I need to borrow your books. I'm going to figure this out" I said looking around.
"Help yourself." she said. "your welcome to look all you want." I thanked her, took 'equestrian myths and legends' off the shelf and started to read.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~meanwhile~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"its time, Trixie" Discord said with a smile "I found the perfect candidate for the seventh element of disorder."
Trixie grinned "don't you need a seventh element of disorder before someone can have it."
Discord's smile grew even larger. "that's the beauty of it. He's going to help use get the tools we need for it, and the irony is too good."
Trixie's horn started to glow, as did a transmutation circle on the ground. The area lit up for a few seconds and then the light disappeared, there stood a pony. The pony had a red coat, a black mane and tail and dark green eyes. "where am I?" the pony exclaimed.
"well hello there. Its nice to meet you… what should I call you though. Is it Max or Power House?
A/N WOW. That was a shocking twist. And you thought it was useless to introduce Max and Jake. More pony coming soon. Sorry it took so long to come out, but I got grounded. Till next time.