//------------------------------// // Harmony and the Forsaken // Story: navnik ixen's journey // by navnik ixen //------------------------------// Gasping navnik ixen rose to his feet, the fire now only a pile of ash. Groaning he walked to his bag "What was that "Thing"" he muttered to himself. "Oh hey Twi!" yelled a rainbow maned Pegasus from a cloud. Looking up Twilight Sparkle grined "oh hey Rainbow Dash, you still coming over for lunch today?!" she yelled back. Fling down and landing Rainbow Dash responded "Heck ya i'm still coming, isn't the others?". "Well ya just with Princess Luna coming over to talk I wasn't sure." Twilight responded sheepishly. "I see I am almost late Twilight Sparkle." Luna spoke up landing beside the two. "Oh Princess Luna you're here!" Twilight and Dash exclaimed in surprise. In her usually calm voice "I must speak with you and your friends immediately, in your castle preferably." Luna commanded. "Alright princess, i'll get the girls." Dash exclaimed. Sitting five mares sat in their respective chairs. "Alright sugar cube what's this all about?" Asked a orange farm pony as Twilight entered the room. "Well Princess Luna just told me that there's some weird creature in the Everfree forest." Twilight gulped before continuing "and she said that he seems to attack on sight." Twilight finished nervously. In a rush of excitement Rainbow bolted from her chair "well what are we waiting for?" she asked looking back. "Darling we don't know what this ruffian can do." replied Rarity, flipping her purple mane out of her face. "O-o-o a guessing game, can he fly, maybe Mph." started Pinkie Pie before Applejack stuffed a pancake in her face silencing her. "He can form into a mist and transform into what appears to be a metal creature." Explained Princess Luna "you should approach him with great caution." she finished. "Well I guess we should get going before dose anypony harm." Twilight stated shakily. Looking though a mountain of old tomes Spiritfire read over some protection spells, while eating soup made from herbs from the forest. "This might prove useful." he mumbled to himself. Reading over the spell multiple times before attempting it. Roaring loudly as he cast the spell "What magic is this?" he whispered to him self clutching his left arm. Looking down at his arm he realized his mistake "how could I forget to change the light elements into chaotic elements?" he mumbled. "Um, girls did you hear that?" asked Fluttershy in her usually meek tone. Looking around, Twilight stated "Well Princess Luna did say he had dragon like features." in a quiet voice. The six bares jumped back the sight of a crimson glow. "That looks like it came the castle." Twilight stated. Gasping they saw a black streak across the sky. "PRISM BOLT GET DOWN HERE!" Rainbow Dash yelled at the top of her lungs. The girls rushed off seeing that Blitz wasn't stopping. Hearing a large crash Spiritfire moved to investigate. "What in blazes?" navnik ixen spoke quietly seeing a black, rainbow maned stallion. He quickly turned into a small squirrel, moving closer to the stallion. The stallion started stirring "Well that could have gone better" the stallion stated chuckling. As he got up Prisim Bolt looked at the squirrel "Well usually they run." he stated as the doors burst open frightening navnik ixen. Rainbow Dash glared at Prisim angerly. "I told you to get down." rainbow scolded Prism. "U-um girls." Twilight stammered pointing at the squirrel as it glowed. "You appear similar to the one in my dream." navnik ixen stated forming back into his true form. Gasping all seven ponies stepped back "But with nowhere near her ferocity." he continued. "W-what was her name?" Twilight asked. Looking at her sternly Spiritfire responded "Luna.". navnik ixen roared before charging Twilight. Twilight gasped as she flew up. "Nether from ground nor sky I will not FALL!" He yelled hurling a ball of magic at Twilight. Moving out of the way Twilight noticed the magic reducing a section of wall reduced to rubble. Prism Bolt charged navnik ixen knocking him to the ground. Yelling navnik ixen surrounded himself in a crimson mist soon emerging as a suit of metal armor with red glowing eyes. "And from the ashes of defeat we shall rise." Stated navnik ixen in a deep, menacing voice. "You real think he's in there?" asked a white dragon-pony hybrid mare. "Well were else could he be Clare?" Asked a tall green stallion with similar features. Yelling in rage navnik ixen hurled a fist at Prism. Missing his mark navnik ixen stumbled and roared in pain as Twilight hit him square in the back with magic. Soon the spell dissipated reviling an unconscious hybrid. "Well we might want to restrain him." Said Twilight gasping for breath. "I'll get my rope." Applejack responded blankly. "Clare, Turquoise what in tarnation was that." asked a golden brown earth stallion. Looking back surprised Turquoise responded "don't know, but lets find out.". Walking into the castle the three noticed Prism Bolt being scolded by his mother Rainbow Dash, and five other mares sitting around. "What's goin' on here?" asked the golden brown stallion. "Oh Golden Delicious, nothin' much right now sugar cube." answered Applejack slightly surprised by the appearance of her son. Groaning navnik ixen slowly woke up, faintly remembering the battle before. "I-i yeald." he spoke softly with a defeated tone. Gasping the others looked as his restraints undid themselves and he rose to his feet. Turning to Twilight he fell to one knee "by my honor I must serve you until such a time you release me." He spoke in a calmer tone than before.