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// Prologue 
// Story: Misty, Sprout, and the monsters of Knottshurr Island 
// by RiffRaff7942_YT 
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11:59PM, Friday night.
Starlight Ridge was peaceful. Almost every Auroricorn was sleeping soundfully. It had been about a week since the new mane 6 had freed the ridge of the Allura’s evil ways. Although there had been nowt heard from the Jaquin since that day, there were still strange going’s ons around the ridge, as the townsfolk were about to find out that night.


12:00AM.
From one high mountain, something could be heard. Some kind of eerie low pitched voice, almost singing a tune. Slowly, more sounds were heard; What sounded like a steel pan, a powerful horn, sudden bell strikes, followed by odd organ noises. One by one, the Auroricons inhabiting the area were woken from their slumber. Whilst it wasn’t uncommon for the odd wake up in the middle of the night, this time every single pony was awoken by the strange noises coming from the mountain.

These odd sounds, which sounded like some sort of ambient music, lasted for about three minutes. Then, just as suddenly as it had began, the music stopped. The Auroricorns were all shaken and curious,  but decided to simply go back to sleep that night. The music had been sudden, and the Auroricorns were still all half asleep.

*MLP*

The next morning, everypony had very much forgotten about the sounds. Some put it down to a shared dream, which has happened before, and those who didn’t believe that came up with some other excuse.

12:00PM.
Everypony was minding their own business, when suddenly the eerie low pitched voice came back. One by one, more sounds were heard. History repeated itself it seemed, and the exact same song heard last night played again. The music began again. Once more, three minutes and no more, stopping as abruptly as it had started. At this point the Auroricorns were a little frightened as to who or what was making those noises. However, as the saying goes, once is chance, twice is coincidence, three times is pattern. The Auroricorns decided to wait until midnight, to see if the music would be performed again.


11:59.50PM.
The Auroricorns waited in anticipation. Sure enough, the exact same song roared into life. The three minute performance echoed over the peaks that night. And once again, three minutes, and then the abrupt finish. At this point, the song was no coincidence. The Auroricorns figured this would keep happening if they didn’t do something about it. Whatever that spooky music was would keep being performed, every midday and every midnight, with no definitive end unless if intervened.


They all figured they needed to seek help of the mane 6. Not even all of them, just the one would work. Which one they didn’t know nor care, as long as they could be brave enough to go up the mountain and see where the eerie music was coming from. The Auroricorns themselves were still getting over not being ruled by Allura at that point, and were a little too cautious to see on their own terms. For all they knew, the source of the music could be even worse.

*MLP*

Early the next morning, Comet was called from Equestria by another Auroricorn to pass the message on. Comet knew Maretime Bay better than the other Auroricorns, so he was to be the one to find them. The message was successfully passed, and Comet went to find the mane 6.

When Comet got to Maretime Bay, he went straight to the police station since it was closer to where the teleported had dumped him. When he didn’t find Hitch or any other pony there, he directed his path to the Crystal Brighthouse. But when he got there, it was locked. He let out a groan, not wanting to keep his kind waiting. He did however find a note. He picked it off the door. It ready the following;

Gone for the weekend. Be back on Sunday, but we’ll be tired. XXXX.

Comet let out another groan, and decided to take the note back to Starlight Ridge to show the others. The Auroricorns would just have to bide their time.