//------------------------------// // Introductions // Story: Equestrian Gems // by Serenade Sketch //------------------------------// Meanwhile, a few minutes before the group returned. Starlight was walking through the hallway looking at the different rooms in the temple. She soon came across one room with a door with an illustration of a pink gem with a six pointed star-shaped highlight in the center. She placed her hoof on the illustration which starts glowing and caused the door to split into sixths with each one sliding open to reveal the room which was light pink and light purple inside with skinny columns of varying colors each projecting different holographic gem that matches the color of the pedestal. Starlight then walked inside to look at the room from the inside and was amazed by the interior and noticed a larger pedestal in the center. It was slightly taller that the other ones, was pure white, and only shined a beacon of pure white light that reached the ceiling. "Amazing, isn't it?" a voice said which startled Starlight. She then turned around to see Chrome Diopside at the door. "This was actually Star Quartz's room." "I kinda figured because of the illustration of her gem on the door," Starlight said walking towards the green gem. "So what kind of room is this?" "Each pedestal shows a gem that she has copied in the past. The larger one provides the data for said gems if you request it, she would use it for reference." "I see," Starlight commented. "I've been meaning to ask, what was Star Quartz like?" "Well, she wasn't one for talking about her past. But I will say she was more unique than anyone else I knew," Chrome Diopside answered. 'Sounds like Star Quartz and I have a few things in common,' Starlight thought. "We're back guys," Rainbow Dash's voice said in the distance. Starlight and Chrome Diopside ran out of the room to the Warp Pad to welcome back their friends and were shocked to see a red-violet alicorn with them instead of Twilight and Pinkie. Chrome Diopside turned to Red Pearl and asked, "Red Pearl, is that who I think that is?" "Yes, may I present the fusion of Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie," Red Pearl answered. "Name's Fuchsia Fireworks, great to meet you." "I knew that you had it in you," Grey Tourmaline said as she and everyone else came with her. "You both look great together," Fluttershy said. "I still can't believe you managed to do it," Rarity added. "I'll admit, that is impressive," Trixie added. "It is nice to meet you Ms. Fuchsia; you certainly give off a nice aura," Zecora greeted. "How does it feel?" Spike asked. "It feels great! It's like I'm a brand new pony," Fuchsia answered with a smile. "You know, if your fusion is anything like Rubellite, we could tell you everything we know about her," Red Pearl offered. "I'll go get the Tome of Fusions," Chrome Diopside said as she headed towards the library. "Is it safe to assume that this Tome of Fusions is another encyclopedia written by Tanzanite?" Rarity asked. "Correct, every fusion she could research she wrote in those pages, not every fusion though," Red Pearl answered. A few seconds later, Green Zircon returned with the book with it opened to the page with Rubellite which depicted a red-violet, four-eyed unicorn with a light pink mane and red-pink gems on her forehead and her right forehoof which were the same cuts as Tanzanite and Poudretteite's gems. She was holding multiple cannons each of varying colors with her magic. Red Pearl then spoke up, "Rubellite's weapon was a combination of Tanzanite's staff and Poudretteite cannon. Fusions are able to combine the weapons of the gems that make them up into a new weapon. In her case, Rubellite used cannons that were imbued with the magic from Tanzanite's staff which allowed them to create elemental-based projectiles." "Wow cool, let's try it!" Fuchsia said excitedly as she tried to use her magic. "Wait, don't!" she suddenly said which caused the magic in her horn to shoot out and bounce around the room until it made contact with Fuchsia which caused her to split back into Twilight and Pinkie. "Are ya'll okay?" Applejack asked. "Don't worry, we're fine," Twilight said. "I think Pinkie was just a little too excited." "Sorry," Pinkie said with a sheepish smile. "Don't worry, it was your first experience with fusion, you were prone to even a little instability," Grey Tourmaline reassured. Twilight nodded and replied, "You're right, we just need a little more experience with Fuchsia and with any other fusions we can form." Twilight then took the book to study it while Pinkie told everyone what it was like to be a fusion with them wondering what their own fusions would be like.