//------------------------------// // Chapter 18: A Train Story // Story: Through the Looking Glass // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Through the Looking Glass Chapter 18: A Train Story Electuroo sat on a cloud hanging his front hooves over the edge as he watched the Wonderbolts in their training and couldn’t help but pull out a piece of paper out of the bag with the book putting it in front of him and taking the pencil with his mouth he started to draw but still every so often watch them fly in formation and saw Wind Note showing them the flight plan and how the performance will go in formation and how to show a ‘wow’ factor into it. For about a few hours this went on for as the sun was starting to set and they was prepared now and the time had also made Electuroo worried since he was now late “Mum going to kill me…” he muttered picking up his stuff off the cloud then notice Soarin behind him. “Sorry I can’t stay and chat my mum and sister going to be mad as it is” “How come?” Soarin asked seeing a hint of fear on his face. “I was suppose to be back at the hotel about a few hours ago to get ready for that party in the palace even through posh tends to drag things along” Soarin laughed at this and saw the drawing by Electuroo’s right hind leg. He took a look at it and was amazed “Wow what is this? It look like some sort of flying machine” Electuroo turn to the drawing of three planes coming at the image from the look of it and three more shooting by just missing the other the three with smoke trails coming out the ends of them. “Oh yeah, those are planes. Humans use them to fly around and to get to very far places. But these ones are called the Red Arrows the height of British air shows up and down the coast, nine red planes flying fast and crazy stunts controlled by the best pilots in the world” Electuroo explained about the Red Arrows “Also there for any big major event like the wedding of Prince William or the Queen’s sixtieth year on the throne and the opening ceremony of the Olympics” he went into a overly explaining mode telling every little detail “And once when I was a kid watching from the field behind our home one did a jiggle in the sky waving to me as I waved up to it, I was surprised they could see me from that far up and the way all nine planes flew right over the town” Soarin took every word he said and looking to the drawings again “So there a human version on the Wonderbolts but human fly in machines called planes to do some fancy flying now that something I would love to see or maybe team up with them and do a joint airshow” “Thinking in the clouds again Soarin?” Spitfire said as she land on the cloud and heard them talking “It amazing to hear that humans know how to put on a show but just not these Red Arrows right?” “Yeah you got some old planes to from the world wars, like the spitfighter the best fighter planes around during world war two” Electuroo said and they looked a little startled “During those times things was a little tense a human called Hitler started the war with lives lost on both sides so in respect to those that died the planes that can fly are a simple of those troubling times and every eleventh of November we hold a remembrance day for those in the past and present that lost their lives in those wars…” “Wind Note told us that Earth had a lot of conflicts but it seem that human fighting human is a bit strange since even if your all different shades of colour, your still the same kind like us with our coats, manes and tails, even our cutie marks, everyone different in that point but we all still the same though” Electuroo listen to Spitfire speak and smirked “What?” “How about you go to the UN and tell them that directly, maybe listening to a Pony will get their heads out of the ground and see what the same and not what so different between them with cultural means” Electuroo laughing a little and they couldn’t help but laugh to. “But still not going to save me from mum” Soarin thought of a crazy idea and whispers to Spitfire and her eyes widen instant “Soarin we can’t just do that, we got a flight plan and every thing” Wind Note came up to them “What going on team? Is there something I can help?” Soarin smirked and Spitfire also then they turn to Wind Note with Electuroo looking at either of them a little clueless at this. “Is there any time to make a minor change to the flight plan on the ending part?” Spitfire spoke “Yeah we just came up with an idea to safe Electuroo from his mother and not get in deep trouble with her” Soarin also said “Since it was kind of all our faults that he was here to watch us practice” Wind Note took a look at the clip board in his front hooves “It depends what you two have cooked up in those Wonderbolt brains of yours” He said and Electuroo he could see gulped at this with a very nervous look with a feeling that something was about to happen that he wasn’t going to get out of. Princess Luna had listen to all of this and realised as well since they knew Stardust was a Alicorn and thought she was some sort of royalty it would make sense to not make a mother anger with that kind of magic so she made a hasty choice to write out a letter to Rainbow Dash and turn to one of her own personal guards. “Take this to the train heading to Fort Hooves, you’re the fastest flyer in my personal guard so I am counting on you, once you get it to her and get a reply come back here quick as you can Whitebolt” He saluted and took his armour off and put a carrying bag on his back with the letter inside “I won’t let you down” the black pegasi replied and in a burst of speed he was out the window and making a fast rate of speed away from Canterlot. “With one of the Wonderbolts still down with the flu it sounds like a great idea to put Electuroo in on the finishing point but he cares for Rainbow Dash’s feelings and her friendship among the others, thou this shall be tricky but we might pull this off if Rainbow Dash will allow it” Luna spoke softly seeing them talking among each other still and seeing the look on Electuroo’s face seeing the mess he dug himself into. “The responsibilities of Alicorns weigh heavy with their magic and many know now that Stardust’s magic is more unique than others” She watched as they agreed and Electuroo trying to say something but hung his head down in quite a disarray of words muttered as Luna could see he just gotten himself into a real mess of a headache and had to do her part to try and help this out till the letter gets to Rainbow Dash. Train… The story that Gold Horn and Gold Dust about to tell was of a past event that took place so long ago that hardly even anyone knows about it now. “What we tell you know you tell to your friends at the right time, it would make more sense as erm…” “My Pinkie senses, when I get the feeling I will tell ok!” She beamed Gold Dust saw how strangely his brother gave and smiled “That would do for us I think Gold Horn and I getting a little weirded out by your hyper side” he chuckled a little “Right to the story…” Gold Horn cleared his voice and using his horn magic “I will also show it via my magic as well…” “Oh cool a movie” she beamed with delight and closed her eyes Story… Over 6000 years ago a kingdom stood by the coast of the southern lands with many islands going out to the seas, there was four towns and one city. Two of the towns was homed to mostly humans on one and the other ponies of all kinds and the other two was a complete mix with the closest island having the business centre of the whole kingdom while the city of Atlantis which sat at the base of the cliff of a large castle or palace which was made with the purest white rock you ever seen. The Kingdom was ruled by three rulers the first two was Queen Goldenmare and her little brother Prince Typhoon whom also did the jobs that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna did rising the sun and setting the sun with night and the moon. The third ruler was the human King Author and he had a advisor called Merlin a powerful human wizard. Wow that what he really looks like, an old human with blue big clothing and a cool hat and that staff oooo it pretty with that glowing stone, isn’t it the stardust crystal? Yes it was and the stone allow humans to tap into magic without the need of a horn but during this time there was trouble in the north a accident that Merlin did that would change things forever… Standing side by side humans and ponies all ready for a fight with the sound of matching in the distance of ponies and Windegoes with a purple robed wizard holding a staff as well “Today is the day the Isle Kingdom shall fall and I will enslave this whole planet, I have the power from your worst hate, anger and fears.” He chuckled as the Windegoes whined and ready for battle. “You maybe created by my mirrors as a reflection of me Nilrem but I shall not let you harm this kingdom” Merlin spoke out with his staff raised. “Let us battle one on one” “Oh this be fun, thou I thought of this and nah I shall not” he chuckled and raise his staff up “Go my minions and crush them all!” Nilrem called out and they all rushed for the lines of the kingdom defenders they just stood there not moving a muscle. He grinned seeing this would be simple. Goldenmare stood with her brother and Arthur “He fell for it now for the powers of the Elements of harmony to show the true power of magic” he raised his sword it show the elements of loyalty and honesty shinning through it as a orange and blue orb on either side of the blade handle. “Excalibur show them the power of Loyalty and Honesty!” it glows brightly Prince Typhoon two elements of Kindness and generosity both shaped as swirling vortex gems on his armour plate on his front. “The magic of Kindness and generosity bring fourth your power!” “And finally Laugher and magic… my elements show them why we never shall be defeated” Goldenmare crown had and pink and purple orb on it. As they stood firm and their elements glowing a huge burst of rainbow energy sweeps from them and hits the advancing armour they all instantly fade away like they wasn’t there. “It a trap… there was no army” they turn to see Nilrem before them chuckling with magic sparking from his staff. “Yes and you did a good job my love” the other two gasped turning to Goldenmare She turned to them “Oh what with the long faces? I did what I must to keep my beauty and since he gave me something more then you two can hope to do I think I take it” suddenly the elements vanished from the chest plate and sword and appear as stone orbs around her spinning around. “Sister what is the meaning of this!?” Typhoon said with shock “You always filled everyone with laughter and you enjoyed seeing them smile with your magic… why do this!? WHY!!” Goldenmare grinned with a dark cold look “Because I can and with our true army coming soon this kingdom shall be the last to fall to my reign” Arthur gasped “You’re the co-ruler of the Dark Kingdom… the lands that corrupted the human lives and turn them into evil beings…” he raised his sword and shield up ready for a battle. “It true that once a time I enjoy making my subjects laugh but I grew tired and wanted more out of this not some stupid normal style.” She turn to Gold Wing standing by her side “I have my loyal subject here and soon his brothers will follow suit when you lose” she chuckled “For now I am going to take something dare from you brother” Typhoon gasped as the elements span faster and Nilrem staff glowing “The magic of darkness and harmony behold your power and great me this, take his magic and store it into this magic ring and from this day fourth the magic of humans and ponies shall be one with my beloved Goldenmare” “What!?” Arthur stood in the way trying his hardest to block the magic but it throws him back against the wall and Merlin came and did his best to hold it back with his magic as he could see Typhoon magic draining from him into the silver ring. Merlin saw his horn vanishing before his own eyes then did one final attempt with all his magic a huge blast of energy hits Nilrem and cuts out the magic “It time to finish this once and for all” Merlin and Nilrem vanishes in a flash of lightning. Goldenmare chuckled seeing the ring and placed it on her horn feeling the magic grow and the elements fall the ground with the sixth being magic vanishing. “Oh well so much for the elements they been broken and now I got what I needed it time to help my beloved” she vanishes in a flash Arthur got up and walked over the prince lying there with Gold Horn and Gold Dust standing there looking at their prince he had lost his horn to his own older sister then they look to Gold Wing who just smirked and flew off. “Help me get him back to the kingdom” the two helped and turn to Arthur “I am going with the army to finish this once and for all” he turn to the ponies and humans alive. “Today we may fall but we must strike now and stop Nilrem and Queen Goldenmare. We march for the mountains in the centre of the lands!” Everyone saw how serious and how their king said and cheered as they started to march, the two ponies carrying the prince back watch the others leave feeling that they should of knew something was wrong from the first day Nilrem was created by the Looking Glass Mirrors. Upon they march and hard they did with no rest they arrived a day after at the dark castle of the dark country filled with snow and almost a waste land with the sound of the Windegoes this wasn’t a land of living at all but cold and filled with dark hate. One of the ponies being the great and powerful wizard pony Mythic Moon. The Windegoes came right at them and the first line of the attack used magic to take them out before they would freeze them on touch. “Earth Ponies and humans advance!” they charged on Arthurs call pointing the blade running with them into a head long set of human troops that seem to be nothing but icy beings as they shattered on impact. “They not even human any more… everything that good in them is just gone they just icy afterimages…” he saw what happened as the fighting continued the Pegasi using the clouds as weapons to shot points out at the ice humans. Meanwhile Merlin was having a hard time battling against two powerful magically beings his counterpart mirror version and Goldenmare as their magic was unleashed again from Black Mirror Castle’s main chambers “This is so much fun since I don’t have to hide myself any more” she unleashed a magical beam hitting Merlin as he hit a pillar landing on his front then gets up to only get hit by Nilrem’s magic. Merlin counters by pushing back their magic “how can you betray everything we worked for!? You created a untied land of humans and ponies the magic was balanced” Merlin cried out and unleashed his magic on them but he wasn’t strong enough then heard voice. “I can help you” he turns to see Mythic Moon “Let show the untied” Merlin nods “I am sorry for what we about to do but there is no other way” Merlin and Mythic Moon glowed with pure magically energy lifting off the ground with their magic overwhelmingly powerful even for Goldenmare and Nilrem. “From this day fourth” “We shall cast a spell” “Never ending” “Never faulting” “By sundown tomorrow” “The mirrors will disappear forever” “And the humans shall never walk on this land ever again!” “And this Castle shall be lost in the reflection of time!” Nilrem saw what was going to happen and turn to Goldenmare and Gold Wing as she used her magic to try and stop them and he was trying to but the magic was too powerful for them and he had no choice “My life revenge me and sink their lands so the humans may never escape and wait for me in the darkness and show them why we are loved” Goldenmare turn to him “What!?” he turn his staff to her “What are you doing?” “Saving you and your loyal subject… may revenge have fun, shall thou art we are and together forever” he let loose his magic and teleports her to safety with Gold Wing. “Now to destroy you” he aims his staff but sudden came a voice. “Not today!” he turn to see Arthur and hit his staff crystal the energy blast knocks Arthur into the wall hard and he pushed back against the mirror feeling it turn to liquid on him “I done my part from the kingdom… shall harmony come to those that come after us…” the king fell against the pillar holding his chest seeing the star light coming from it. “NOOOOOOOO!” the magic unleashed hits the mirror with a blinding flash he was sealed inside it and the castle was being pulled into a swirling vortex that appeared below it with lightning flashing around it. Merlin fell to his knees and cried out in pain as his body starts to fade as well. “Mythic Moon… take this staff and throw it through the twenty-third mirror… in time it will find a place but today I shall return to earth and die” he took the other staff and walks through the mirror turning one last time. “Thank you my deal friend I shall never forget you” he disappears into the mirror. Arthur lift his sword up to Mythic Moon “Take my sword and place it in the square… remind everyone what happened today and make sure Prince Typhoon be a great king to the ponies of Isle Kingdom… Atlantis Kingdom…” the sword lands on the ground and the king fades away completely vanishing before the pony wizard own eyes. He picked up the staff and sword with five words “A Promise I shall keep” then he turns and vanishes in a flash as the castle before the armies eyes sink into a vortex of dark clouds forever disappearing. They all cheered as the ice humans and windegoes fled for the hills up north. But Mythic Moon came up to them with the two items in his magic they went quiet seeing they not only lost Merlin but Arthur too their king. Mythic Moon explained what happened and what needed to be done they all quickly had back to their home but when they arrived Goldenmare was there and the kingdom was in chaos as the human town and set of islands was sinking under the waves and could see a barrier around the town square. They humans was running for it going through the mirror already so the pegasi did get there in time. Prince Typhoon was fighting against Gold Wing with them combating each other with hoof punch and kicks with aerial combats as he tried to give his human subjects time to flew the army arrived and quickly the humans fled through the mirror too. “Mythic Moon I am glad you arrived I know this may sound strange but I want to wipe all ponies of the knowledge of this place use the magic from this crystal” he toss it over to him and he stared at it. “It the only way to save them from the suffering loses of this dreadful war” he hits Gold Wing back and saw the other two standing with Goldenmare as the tide was coming in. “As you can see they turn to be with me they are loyal to me and not you brother” she chuckled “My revenge is almost complete” she turn to the stormy skies with lightning and rain all around them “I heard what you said and love that idea a lot that I will do that myself, that way only legends can be told and nothing more but you will be forgotten” “I don’t care at least they will live without the knowledge of how you betrayed every living life here and made it that no human can ever come back here, your evil my sister, what happened to you!?” he lands with wings wide open ready to defend the ponies fleeing for the mountain pass to the west to get away from the sinking lands as the city of Atlantis starts to disappear below the waves and the water rushing through the mirror and this is when the staff was thrown in and disappear with the mirror shattering to pieces with some humans being washed away by the flooding waters. Mythic Moon saw him nod and place the sword in the ground as the water reached him and he disappears with his magic from the horn. “Now time will forget this day it shall never had happened and yet it did the Dark lands shall be green and when it found a new kingdom shall be born. I also place a book for some pony to find in the future when the Looking Glass reawakens” she chuckled “As for you brother enjoy your imprisonment” she unleashed a powerful magic spell hitting him as he reared up and cried out a cry of a pony as he turned to gold and sealed within. “Now for the final step” she turns and hits the crystal as the sun rose with a flash of light the blast wave moved out and within moments the icy waste lands was turned into amazing beauty of green and lush with the sound of birds and other animals. Goldenmare stood before it with her loyal subjects her personally guard with a smirk she and they vanished deep into the forests that would soon to become Everfree Forest… That is our story it may only be brief but it what happened. We had never told anyone this story… Pinkie Pie vision returned and blinked a few times rubbing her eyes with her hooves “Wow that was a really really amazing story, it felt so real the cold the hate the sorrow… you two sure need to be given some fun to cheer up those faces. How about a party?” They was amazed after what they shown her she was willing to do this for them “Thanks but you don’t have to” “Oh come on, it be fun” they looked to each other and sighed heavily but a thud was heard then they looked up with Pinkie Pie “What was that?” she spoke